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nip 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) klype, bite2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) knipe, nappe av3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) svi4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) stikke innom som snarest5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) svi, bite2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) bit2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) napp, kjølig drag3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) tår, knert•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud Isubst. \/nɪp\/1) klyp(ing), klemming, kniping2) skarp kulde, frost3) snev, bitIIsubst. \/nɪp\/tår, knert, dramhave a nip ta seg en tår, ta seg en liten dramIIIverb \/nɪp\/1) klype, klemme2) bite, glefse, nappe3) ( om kulde) bite (i)4) ( om vekstskudd e.l.) svi, skade5) knipe, nappe6) ( slang) rappe, nappe til seg7) ( hverdagslig) stikke, smette, svippe, ta en snarturnip (off) klype av, knipse av, bite avnip something in the bud ( overført) kvele noe i fødselenIVverb \/nɪp\/smådrikke, nippe (til)
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