nip (
http://definr.com/nip)
n 1: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn:
shot]
2: a person of Japanese descent [syn:
Jap,
Nip]
3: a tart spiciness [syn:
piquance,
piquancy,
tang,
tanginess,
zest]
4: a small drink [syn:
sip]
5: small sharp biting [syn:
pinch]
v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn:
pinch,
vellicate,
squeeze,
twinge,
tweet,
twitch]
2: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip
at her staff's ankles"
3: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
flowers" [syn:
nip off,
clip,
snip,
snip off]