Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nip 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  nip 
 
  Sense  1 
  pinch,  vellicate,  squeeze,  twinge,  tweet,  nip,  twitch 
  =>  tweak 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nip 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  nip 
 
  Sense  1 
  pinch,  vellicate,  squeeze,  twinge,  tweet,  nip,  twitch 
  =>  tweak 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  nip 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  nip 
 
  3  senses  of  nip 
 
  Sense  1 
  pinch,  vellicate,  squeeze,  twinge,  tweet,  nip,  twitch 
  =>  grip 
 
  Sense  2 
  nip 
  =>  bite,  seize  with  teeth 
 
  Sense  3 
  nip,  nip  off  clip,  snip,  snip  off 
  =>  cut 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  nip 
 
  nip  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  nip 
 
  Sense  1 
  pinch,  vellicate,  squeeze,  twinge,  tweet,  nip,  twitch 
  =>  grip 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  nip 
  =>  bite,  seize  with  teeth 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  nip,  nip  off  clip,  snip,  snip  off 
  =>  cut 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  nipping 
  snipping 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nip 
 
  The  verb  nip  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pinch,  vellicate,  squeeze,  twinge,  tweet,  nip,  twitch  --  (squeeze  tightly  between  the  fingers;  "He  pinched  her  behind";  "She  squeezed  the  bottle") 
  2.  (1)  nip  --  (give  a  small  sharp  bite  to  "The  Queen's  corgies  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  nipping 
 
  The  adj  nipping  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  barbed,  biting,  nipping,  pungent,  mordacious  --  (capable  of  wounding;  "a  barbed  compliment";  "a  biting  aphorism";  "pungent  satire") 
  2.  crisp,  frosty,  nipping,  nippy,  snappy,  parky  --  (pleasantly  cold  and  invigorating;  "crisp  clear  nights  and  frosty  mornings";  "a  nipping  wind";  "a  nippy  fall  day";  "snappy  weather";  (`parky'  is  a  British  term)) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  nipping 
 
  2  senses  of  nipping 
 
  Sense  1 
  barbed,  biting,  nipping,  pungent,  mordacious 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sarcastic)  ->  unsarcastic 
 
  Sense  2 
  crisp,  frosty,  nipping,  nippy,  snappy,  parky 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cold)  ->  hot 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  nipping 
 
  2  senses  of  nipping 
 
  Sense  1 
  barbed,  biting,  nipping,  pungent,  mordacious 
  =>  sarcastic  (vs.  unsarcastic) 
 
  Sense  2 
  crisp,  frosty,  nipping,  nippy,  snappy,  parky 
  =>  cold  (vs.  hot) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  nipping 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  nipping 
 
  nipping  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  nipping 
  nipping 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nip 
 
  The  verb  nip  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pinch,  vellicate,  squeeze,  twinge,  tweet,  nip,  twitch  --  (squeeze  tightly  between  the  fingers;  "He  pinched  her  behind";  "She  squeezed  the  bottle") 
  2.  (1)  nip  --  (give  a  small  sharp  bite  to  "The  Queen's  corgies  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  nipping 
 
  The  adj  nipping  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  barbed,  biting,  nipping,  pungent,  mordacious  --  (capable  of  wounding;  "a  barbed  compliment";  "a  biting  aphorism";  "pungent  satire") 
  2.  crisp,  frosty,  nipping,  nippy,  snappy,  parky  --  (pleasantly  cold  and  invigorating;  "crisp  clear  nights  and  frosty  mornings";  "a  nipping  wind";  "a  nippy  fall  day";  "snappy  weather";  (`parky'  is  a  British  term)) 

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