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51nip — {{11}}nip (n.1) small measure of spirits, 1796, shortening of nipperkin (1670s) quantity of liquor of a half pint or less, possibly of Dutch or Low German origin and related to nip (v.). Reinforced by nip (n.2) on notion of fragment or bit… …
52bud — 1 noun (C) 1 a young tightly rolled up flower or leaf before it opens: rose buds | in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet) | come into bud (=start to produce buds) 2 AmE informal buddy see also: cotton bud, taste bud, nip sth in the bud nip 1… …
53nip off — verb sever or remove by pinching or snipping nip off the flowers • Syn: ↑nip, ↑clip, ↑snip, ↑snip off • Derivationally related forms: ↑snip (for: ↑ …
54nip — I UK [nɪp] / US verb Word forms nip : present tense I/you/we/they nip he/she/it nips present participle nipping past tense nipped past participle nipped 1) a) [intransitive] British informal to go somewhere quickly and for only a short time She s …
55nip — I. verb (nipped; nipping) Etymology: Middle English nippen; akin to Middle Dutch nipen to pinch, Old Norse hnippa to prod Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points ; pinch …
56bud — bud1 [bʌd] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Origin unknown.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: buddy] 1.) a young tightly rolled up flower or leaf before it opens ▪ rose buds in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet) come into bud (=start… …
57nip — nip1 verb (nips, nipping, nipped) 1》 pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. ↘(nip something off) remove something by pinching or squeezing sharply. 2》 (of the cold or frost) cause pain or harm to. 3》 Brit. informal go quickly. 4》 US informal steal… …
58nip — 1. verb the child nipped her Syn: bite, nibble, peck; pinch, tweak, squeeze, grip 2. noun a nip in the air nip something in the bud Syn: chill, biting cold, iciness …
59nip — [nɪp] verb 1) [I] British informal to go somewhere quickly and for only a short time She s just nipped out for some milk.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to bite someone gently • nip sth in the bud informal to stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking… …
60Nicholas Nip — Full name Nicholas Nip Country  United States Born March 10, 1998 (1998 03 10) …
