Nip


Synonyms for nip
noun swallow, taste

sip
shot
pinch
bite
drop

nibble
jolt
dram
portion
finger

catch
mouthful
slug
morsel
soupçon

snifter
toothful

Antonyms for nip

lot

Synonyms
verb bite; take small part

snap
nibble
grip
twitch
clip

pinch
twinge
snag
snip
tweak

catch
squeeze
munch
compress
nab at

sink teeth into
take a chunk out of

Antonyms

release
gorge
permit
let go

give
free
expand
allow

encourage
uncompress

Synonyms
verb stop, thwart

end
frustrate

dash
arrest

blight
balk

check

Antonyms

aid
assist
gorge

permit
encourage
help

allow

Usage Notes

This term, patterned on the earlier term Jap, was first used in English shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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