nip2
Syllabification: (nip)
Pronunciation: /nip/
Translate nip | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish verb
[ no object]
Definition of nip
noun
verb ( nips, nipping, nipped)
Origin:
late 18th century (originally denoting a half-pint of ale): probably an abbreviation of the rare term nipperkin 'small measure'; compare with Low German and Dutch nippen 'to sip'