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   Nip

   /nip/

   

   verb

   • 1. pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply: "the dog nipped him on the leg" Similar bitenibblepeckpinchtweaksqueezegrip
   • ▪ (of the cold or frost) cause sharp pain or harm to: "the vegetable garden, nipped now by frost"
   • ▪ remove something by pinching or squeezing sharply: "he nipped off a length of wire with the cutters"
   • 2. steal or snatch (something): informal US "if I nipped a five-dollar bill I could slip it back the next day"
   • 3. defeat by a narrow margin. informal

   noun

   • 1. a sharp pinch, squeeze, or bite: "a strong beak which can deliver a serious nip"
   • ▪ a feeling of biting cold: "there was a real winter nip in the air"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • I

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   • P

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