<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.</li><li>to take off by pinching, biting, or snipping (usually followed by off): He nipped off a piece of steak and gave it to the dog.</li><li>to check in growth or development.</li><li>to affect sharply and painfully or injuriously, as a very cold temperature: a cold wind that nips the fingers.</li><li>Informal: to snatch away suddenly.</li><li>Informal: to defeat (an opponent) by a very close margin; edge out.</li><li>Informal: to steal or pilfer.</li><li>Nautical: (of ice) to press (a ship) from opposite sides.</li><li>to seize (a taut rope) to another rope.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>Chiefly British Slang: to leave stealthily; sneak away; flee (often followed by away).</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite: The dog took several nips at our heels.</li><li>a biting quality, as in cold or frosty air: There's a nip in the air this morning.</li><li>sharp cold; a sharp touch of frost: The trees had felt the first nip of winter.</li><li>a sharp or biting remark.</li><li>a biting taste or tang, especially in some cheese.</li><li>a small bit or quantity of anything: a nip of bread to stave off hunger.</li><li>Nautical: an abrupt turn or twist in a rope.</li><li>a part of a rope or chain bound by a seizing or nipper.</li><li>Usually nips.</li><li>nipper (def 2).</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>