1. (

• nip ,
• shot

) a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" ;

2. (

• Jap ,
• Nip

) (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent ;

3. (

• relish ,
• flavor ,
• flavour ,
• sapidity ,
• savor ,
• savour ,
• smack ,
• nip ,
• tang

) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth ;

4. (

• chilliness ,
• coolness ,
• nip ,

) the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" ;

5. (

• nip ,
• piquance ,
• piquancy ,
• piquantness ,
• tang ,
• tanginess ,
• zest ,

) a tart spicy quality ;

6. (

• nip ,
• pinch ,

) a small sharp bite or snip ;

1. (

• pinch ,
• squeeze ,
• twinge ,
• tweet ,
• nip ,
• twitch

) squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" ;

2. (

• nip ,

) give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles" ;

3. (

• nip ,
• nip_off ,
• clip ,
• snip ,
• snip_off

) sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" ;