nip

nip 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb

1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) klype, bite

2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) knipe, nappe av

3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) svi

4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) stikke innom som snarest

5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) svi, bite

2. noun

1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) bit

2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) napp, kjølig drag

3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) tår, knert

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- nippy

- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud

I

subst. \/nɪp\/

1) klyp(ing), klemming, kniping

2) skarp kulde, frost

• there is a nip in the air today

det er litt kjølig i dag

3) snev, bit

be nip and tuck (amer., hverdagslig) ligge jevnsides, ligge side om side, holde tritt med

II

subst. \/nɪp\/

tår, knert, dram

• they had a nip of whisky

have a nip ta seg en tår, ta seg en liten dram

III

verb \/nɪp\/

1) klype, klemme

2) bite, glefse, nappe

3) (om kulde) bite (i)

• the cold nipped her fingers

4) (om vekstskudd e.l.) svi, skade

5) knipe, nappe

• she nipped dead leaves off the plant

hun knep visne blader av planten

6) (slang) rappe, nappe til seg

7) (hverdagslig) stikke, smette, svippe, ta en snartur

• I'll nip to the shop meanwhile

jeg stikker innom butikken i mellomtiden

nip (off) klype av, knipse av, bite av

nip along eller nip off eller nip on eller nip ahead eller nip round stikke i vei, fare bortover

nip something in the bud (overført) kvele noe i fødselen

IV

verb \/nɪp\/

smådrikke, nippe (til)