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nipping |
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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