nip (redirected from nipped in the bud)

nip ¹  (np)

v. nipped, nip·ping, nips

v.tr.

1. To seize and pinch or bite: The fish nipped the wader's toe.

2. To remove or sever by pinching or snipping: nipped off the plant leaf.

3. To bite or sting with the cold; chill.

4. To check or cut off the growth or development of: a conspiracy that was nipped in the bud by the police. See Synonyms at blast.

5. Slang

a. To snatch up hastily.

b. To take (the property of another) unlawfully; steal.

v.intr. Chiefly British

To move quickly; dart.

n.

1. The act or an instance of seizing or pinching.

2.

a. A pinch or snip that cuts off or removes a small part: He gave a small nip to each corner of the cloth.

b. The small bit or portion so removed: There were nips of construction paper all over the child's table.

3.

a. A sharp, stinging quality, as of frosty air.

b. Severely sharp cold or frost.

4. A cutting remark.

5. A sharp, biting flavor; a tang: the nip of Mexican salsa.

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[Middle English nippen, perhaps from Middle Dutch nipen.]

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nip ²  (np) Informal

n.

A small amount of liquor.

v. nipped, nip·ping, nips

v.tr.

To sip (alcoholic liquor) in small amounts: had been nipping brandy.

v.intr.

To take a sip or sips of alcoholic liquor: nips all day long.

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[Probably short for nipperkin, of Dutch or Low German origin.]

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nip ¹

Verb

[nipping, nipped]

1. Informal to hurry

2. to pinch or squeeze

3. to bite lightly

4. (of the cold) to affect (someone) with a stinging sensation

5. to check the growth of (something): a trite script nips all hope in the bud

Noun

1. a pinch or light bite

2. sharp coldness: a nip in the air [perhaps from Old Norse]

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nip ²

Noun

a small drink of spirits [from nipperkin a vessel holding a half-pint or less]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nip - a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" shot small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	2.	Nip - (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent Jap derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" Japanese, Nipponese - a native or inhabitant of Japan
	3.	nip - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth sapidity, savor, savour, smack, flavor, flavour, relish, tang gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" lemon - a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
	4.	nip - the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" chilliness, coolness low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
	5.	nip - a tart spicy quality                 piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest spicery, spiciness, spice - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
	6.	nip - a small sharp bite or snip           pinch snip, clipping, clip - the act of clipping or snipping chomp, bite - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Verb	1.	nip - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch, squeeze grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" goose - pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl" tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply
	2.	nip - give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles" bite, seize with teeth - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
	3.	nip - sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" clip, nip off, snip, snip off cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

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nip ¹

verb 1. (with along, up, out,) Brit. (informal) pop, go, run, rush, dash

verb 2. bite, snap, nibble

3. pinch, catch, grip, squeeze, clip, compress, tweak nip something in the bud thwart, check, frustrate

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nip ²

noun dram, shot (informal) drop, taste, finger, swallow, portion, peg Brit. sip, draught, sup, mouthful, snifter (informal) soupçon (French)

Translations

nip [nɪp] vt (pinch) → pellizcar;

(bite) → morder

vi (BRIT) (col): to nip out/down/up → salir/bajar/subir un momento

n (drink) → trago

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nip [nɪp] vt → pincer

vi (Brit) (inf);

to nip out/down/up → sortir/descendre/monter en vitesse n → pincement m (= drink); petit verre;

to nip into a shop → faire un saut dans un magasin

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nip [nɪp] vt → zwicken

n → Biss m;

(drink) → Schlückchen nt

vi (Brit) (inf);

to nip out/down/up → kurz raus-/runter-/raufgehen;

to nip into a shop (Brit) (inf) → kurz in einen Laden gehen

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nip [nɪp] vt → pizzicare

vi (BRIT ) (col): to nip out/down/up → fare un salto fuori/giù/di sopra

n (= pinch) → pizzico (= drink); goccio, bicchierino

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nip

v nip [nip]

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. knyp, byt يَضْغَط بين الإبْهام والسَّبابَه، يَقْرُص، يَعُض ощипвам štípnout, kousnout knibe; nive kneifen τσιμπώ, δαγκώνω pellizcar näpistama گازگرفتن nipistää pincer; donner un coup de dent לִצבוֹט, לִנשוֹך चिकोटी काटना zagristi,zadati bol megcsíp mencubit, menggigit klípa, bíta pizzicare; pungere; mordere つねる ...을 꼬집다, 깨물다 įgnybti, įžnybti, įkąsti []kniebt; []kost mencubit knijpen, bijten klype, bite uszczypnąć beliscar a ciupi; a muşca щипать; кусать poštípať; uhryznúť uščipniti uštinuti nypa, klämma, bita กัด hafifçe ısırmak, kapmak 夾 щипати چٹکي لينا، دبانا cắn 夹

2 to cut with such an action He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers. afknip يَقْطَع، يَقْضُم прерязвам uštípnout nive abzwicken κόβω cortar katki, ära näpistama قطع کردن napsauttaa poikki sectionner לִנשוֹך नुकसान पहुंचाना otkinuti lecsíp memotong klippa tagliare 切る 잘라내다 nugnybti pārkniebt; nokniebt menggigit afknijpen knipe, nappe av odciąć cortar a tăia откусывать; отщипывать odštiknúť odščipniti ukleštiti nypa (knipsa) av ตัด kesmek, kırpmak 掐 відрізати, відкусити کترنا cắt đứt 掐

3 to sting Iodine nips when it is put on a cut. brand يَقْرُص щипя štípat svie beißen τσούζω picar kirvendama تير کشيدن kirvellä piquer לִצרוֹב जल्दी करना štipanjem otkinuti csíp menyengat stinga, svíða pizzicare しみる 찌르다, 자극하다 gelti, graužti kost menggigit bijten svi szczypać arder a înţepa щипать štípať peči peckati svida กัด sızlatmak 螫 щипати; кусати تکليف دينا، ڈنک مارنا lạnh buốt 螫

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. gou gaan يَقوم بِزِيارَةٍ سَريعَه отскачам zaskočit (si) smutte flitzen πετάγομαι en un momento entrar, ir läbi lippama جيم شدن pistäytyä faire un saut à לְהָגִיח, לְהַגִיע מַהֵר skočiti,žuriti beugrik; átugrik singgah sebentar skjótast (fare un salto) 急ぐ 날쌔게 가다 užbėgti, išdumti, bėginėti izskriet; aizskriet sekejap wippen stikke innom som snarest skoczyć ir num pulo a da o fugă (până la) сбегать; слетать (od)skočiť si skočiti v skoknuti kila (slinka) [] ไป bir koşu gitmek 跳，躍 майнути; гайнути جلدی جلدی آنا جانا chạy vụt qua 跳，跃

5 to stop the growth of (plants etc) The frost has nipped the roses. doodryp يوقِف نُمُو осакатявам sežehnout bide vernichten παγώνω, καταστρέφω (για φυτό) helar, marchitar näpistama مانع رشدونموشدن palelluttaa brûler לַעֲצוֹר צְמִיחָה वृद्धि या विकास को रोक देना zaustaviti rast megcsíp (fagy) mematikan kæfa, hefta distruggere 生長を止める (발전·성장을) 저지하다 pakąsti, nukąsti []kost, []kniebt membantutkan beschadigen svi, bite zmrozić parar a distruge побить spáliť posmoditi prekinuti rast fördärva, frostskada ยับยั้งการเจริญเติบโต engellemek, önlemek 傷害 пошкодити نمو کو روک دينا làm thui chột 伤害

n

1 the act of pinching or biting His dog gave her a nip on the ankle. knyp, byt قَرْصَه، عَضَّه захапване štípnutí, kousnutí snap das Kneifen τσίμπημα, δάγκωμα pellizco hammustus گاز näykkäisy pincement; petit coup de dent נְשִיכָה, צְבִיטָה चिकोटी ugriz {\b0 (igével:)} belekapott gigitan bit pizzico; morso ひとかみ 꼬집기, 물기 gnybis, įkandimas kodiens; kniebiens gigitan kneep, beet bit uszczypnięcie mordidela ciupitură; muş­că­tură щипок; укус poštípanie, uhryznutie uščip; ugriz ugriz nyp, bett การงับ hafifçe ısırma, kıstırma, çimdikleme 咬 укус کاٹ، زخم cái cấu; cắn 咬

2 a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather a nip in the air. byt لَسْعَه щипане mrazík nap; køligt drag das Schneiden ψύχρα frío näpistus سرمازدگى kirpeys froid, piquant מַכָּת כְּפוֹר शीत से ठिठुर जाना uštip enyhe fagy sengatan nepja (aria pungente), (freddo intenso) 寒さ 혹한 žnaibantis šaltukas salta dvesma terasa menggigit bijtende kou napp, kjølig drag przymrozek frio cortante frig înţepător морозец, похолодание chlad strupen mraz oštar mraz sveda, skarp kyla ความหนาวเหน็บ keskin soğuk, don 寒冷 похолодання تندي، تيزي sự tê cóng 寒冷

3 a small drink, especially of spirits. snapsie, regmakertjie جُرْعَه сръбване lok, slza nip; tår das Schlückchen γουλιά trago klahv بک نوع مشروب الکلی huikka petit verre לְגִימָה चुटकी, चुस्की gutljaj,čašica korty sedikit minuman keras tár, snafs goccetto １杯 한 모금, 한 조각 gurkšnelis malciņš arak borrel tår, knert łyk trago păhărel рюмочка, глоток hlt; pohárik kozarček gutljaj droppe, tår, hutt เครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์ yudum 呷一口酒 ковток ايک مشروب một ly nhỏ 呷一口酒

adj nippy

1 (of the weather) cold. skerp بارِد، قارِص остър chladný, řezavě studený bidende beißend ψυχρός, τσουχτερός (για καιρό) fresquillo krõbe سرد kirpeä âpre כְּפוֹר तीक्ष्ण शीत prozebao csípős dingin napur pungente, gelido 寒い (날씨가) 혹독한 šaltokas auksts, salts terasa menggigit koud bitende, skarp mroźny frio rece морозный, холодный chladný oster oštar bitande kall ค่อนข้างหนาว acı, sert, dondurucu 剌刺骨的 морозний, холодний سخت، کاٹ کھانے والي lạnh 剌刺骨的

2 quick-moving; nimble a nippy little car. vinnig سَريع الحَرَكَه бърз rychlý, čilý rap behende σβέλτος rápido nobe چابک ketterä rapide, preste זָרִיז चलने में तेज odjuriti fürge lincah snöggur, lipur agile, svelto 速い 재빠른, 민첩한 greitas, vikrus veikls; ņiprs dengan pantas vlug rask, snerten żwawy rápido ra­pid, iute проворный rýchly hiter brz kvick, rask, pigg ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ได้รวดเร็ว hızlı, çevik, atik 敏捷的 моторний, швидкий ہلکي پھلکي nhanh nhẹn 敏捷的

nip (something) in the bud

to stop (something) as soon as it starts The managers nipped the strike in the bud. iets in die kiem smoor يَقْضي عَلَيْه في المَهْد спирам в зародиш udusit v zárodku kvæle i starten im Keim ersticken σταματώ κτ. εν τη γενέσει του cortar de raíz algeos lämmatama جلو گیری کردن از کاری tyrehdyttää alkuunsa étouffer dans l'oeuf לִקטוֹע בְאִיבּוֹ वृद्धि या विकास को रोक देना oštro djelovati csírájában elfojt menghentikan kæfa í fæðingu (stroncare sul nascere) 未然に防ぐ 미연에 방지하다 tuojau pat nutraukti/užgniaužti iznīcināt pašā dīglī membantutkan in de kiem smoren kvele (noe) i fødselen stłumić w zarodku cortar pela raiz a înăbuşi în faşă в корне пресечь, подавить в зародыше zmariť hneď od začiatku zatreti v kali ugušiti u začetku kväva ngt i sin linda ทำให้ชะงักไป bir şeyi başlar başlamaz durdurmak, meydan vermemek 防患於未然 задавати у зародку ابتداء ہي ميں قلع قمع کرنا bóp chết ngay từ trong trứng nước 防患于未然