English Dictionary
nip off
v : sever or remove by pinching of snipping; "nip off the
flowers" [syn: {nip}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip off}]
English Computing Dictionary
amp off
(Purdue) To run in {background}. From the {Unix}
{shell} "&" (ampersand) operator.
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(1995-11-14)