nip

n 1: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn:

{shot}]

2: a person of Japanese descent [syn: {Jap}, {Nip}]

3: a tart spiciness [syn: {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tang}, {tanginess},

{zest}]

4: a small drink [syn: {sip}]

5: small sharp biting [syn: {pinch}]

v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her

behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {vellicate},

{squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {twitch}]

2: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip

at her staff's ankles"

3: sever or remove by pinching of snipping; "nip off the

flowers" [syn: {nip off}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip off}]