Synonyms for nip

Noun

1. nip, shot, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount

usage: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"

2. Jap, Nip, Japanese, Nipponese

usage: a person of Japanese descent

3. nip, piquance, piquancy, tang, tanginess, zest, spiciness, spice, spicery

usage: a tart spiciness

4. nip, sip, swallow, drink, deglutition

usage: a small drink

5. nip, pinch, bite, chomp

usage: small sharp biting

Verb

1. pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch, grip

usage: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

2. nip, bite, seize with teeth

usage: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip at her staff's ankles"

3. nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off, cut

usage: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"