nips

Noun

• a small drink of liquor
• (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
• the property of being moderately cold
• a tart spicy quality
• a small sharp bite or snip
• plural of nip

Verb

• squeeze tightly between the fingers
• give a small sharp bite to
• sever or remove by pinching or snipping
• third-person singular simple present indicative of nip

Synonyms

chilliness, clip, coolness, flavor, flavour, Jap, Nip, nip, nip off, pinch, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, shot, smack, snip, snip off, squeeze, tang, tanginess, tweet, twinge, twitch, zest