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1 pliers
(a kind of tool used for gripping, bending or cutting wire etc: He used a pair of pliers to pull the nail out; Where are my pliers?) (spenni)töng -
2 nip
[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.) klípa, bíta2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) klippa3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) stinga, svíða4) (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.) skjótast5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) kæfa, hefta2. 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.) nepja3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) tár, snafs•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud
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