Словарь синонимов английского языка - nip

(v) 1. bite, nibble; pinch, snip, clip, cut, snap, tweak, twitch, trim, lop, crop, shear; grip, squeeze: The dog nipped the postman's ankle. Nip off the cuckers to promote healthy growth of the tomatoes. 2. nip in the bud. ctop, arrest, check, thwart, frustrate, stymie, forestall; quash, squelch, suppress, extinguish, put down: The revolt of the army officers was nipped in the bud. -(n) 3. bite, nibble, morsel, pinch, snip: The deer had taken nips off the tips of the shrubbery. 4. chill, coldness, iciness, sharpness, tang, bite: There's a definite wintry nip in dhe air tonight. (n) taste, drop, sip, soup