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• nip — [n] swallow, taste bite, catch, dram, drop, finger, jolt, morsel, mouthful, nibble, pinch, portion, shot*, sip, slug*, snifter, soupçon, toothful; concepts 458,831 Ant. mouthful nip [v1] bite; take small part catch, clip, compress, grip, munch,… …   New thesaurus

• nibble — [n] morsel, bite crumb, peck, snack, soupçon, taste, tidbit; concepts 458,831 Ant. mouthful nibble [v] bite, pick at crop, eat, eat like a bird*, gnaw, munch, nip*, nosh on*, peck*, snack; concept 169 Ant. gorge …   New thesaurus

• Nibble — Nib ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nibbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nibbling}.] [Cf. {Nip}.] To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits. [1913 Webster] Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nip — 1. noun /nɪp/ a) A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor. I’ll just take a nip of that cake. b) A nipple, usually of a woman. He had a nip of whiskey. Syn …   Wiktionary

• nip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. nibble, bite; cut, snip, pinch, chip, shorten; sip. n. pinch, bite; sip; chill. See deduction, disjunction, contraction, cold, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nibble, morsel, catch; see bite 1 ,… …   English dictionary for students

• nibble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. browse, gnaw, graze; nip, peck, pick at; snack, nosh. n. nip, chew, bite, morsel, bit, snack. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. morsel, peck, cautious bite; see bit 1 , bite 1 . v. Syn. nip, gnaw,… …   English dictionary for students

• nip — 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 …   Thesaurus of popular words

• nibble — 1. verb 1) they nibbled at mangoes Syn: take small bites from, pick at, gnaw at, peck at, snack on; toy with; taste, sample; informal graze on 2) the mouse nibbled his finger Syn: peck, nip …   Thesaurus of popular words

• nip — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abduct, abridge, abscind, absolute zero, abstract, acute pain, adhere to, afflict, agonize, ail, algidity, amputate, and, annex, annihilate, approach, appropriate, arrest, bag, balk, ball the jack, ban, bar …   Moby Thesaurus

• nip — I v 1. pinch, bite, bite in, tweak, vellicate, chomp, incise. 2. snip, cut, cut off, lop, sunder; crop, truncate, dock, take off, snap, crack off, shave off, shear, clip. 3. retard, check, shorten, cut short, abbreviate; blight, supress, stunt,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder