NIP (3)

nip (3). Nip, n. a pinch, bite, small cut, blast, taunt, nib

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Nip, n. 1. 1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
2. 2. A pinch with the nails or teeth.
3. 3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
4. 4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
5. 5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. Latimer.
6. 6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope.
Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest.