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Rarenipped
The correct spelling is nipped.
How to pronounce nipped
verb
Say it like: Nip-ped
The correct spelling is nipped. To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon. For example: "Why don’t you nip down to the grocer’s for some milk?"
Usage Examples
“Why don’t you nip down to the grocer’s for some milk?”
Definition
verb
- 1.To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- 2.To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- 3.To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- 4.To annoy, as by nipping.
- 5.To taunt.
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