nip

Examples

• All

• Would you like a little nip from my flask to warm you up?

• We might have time for a little nip of this, girls.

  Reign of Chaos (2022)

• Shall I get you a little nip of something?

  This Happy Breed (1944)

• I had to have a little nip to calm myself down as soon as I was alone.

  Fiction book (1996)

• We'll have a nip or two after I cook us some dinner.

  Fiction book (1999)

• I'm gonna pour you a nip, gonna keep the cold off of you.

  Serenity (2019)

• "You'll be warm enough with a nip of whiskey," he said.

  Fiction book (1999)

• She went into the kitchen and poured herself a nip of brandy, swallowing it without tasting.

  Fiction book (1994)

• He took a quick nip of whiskey before heading out into the cold.

• At the party, she offered everyone a nip of her homemade punch.

Synonyms

S

shot

vsnip

77 2.5

A small amount of strong alcoholic drink meant to be drunk quickly

is typically taken quickly but not necessarily in a single swallow

D

dop

vsnip

• South African

1 9.9

A small drink of alcohol often shared in South Africa

is a small quick serving used generally not only regionally or informally

Idioms

N

to nip in the bud

• Informal

20 5.4

Stop something early before it becomes a bigger problem

N

nip and tuck

• Informal

2 8.1

Very close and evenly matched until the end

I

in the nip

• Informal

1 9.9

When the weather is cold outside

Compounds

N

nip and tuck

3 8.3

A small surgery on the face that removes wrinkles and tightens skin

N

nip of winter

• UK

1 6.8

A small sharp cold feeling in the air that means winter is coming

How Much

glass

864 1.0

shot

77 2.5

nip

8 7.8

drop

304 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology