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nip: a small sharp bite or snip; a tart spicy quality; a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"; give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"; sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"

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light out collapse

tear out collapse

nip in the bud collapse

partake collapse: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"; have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"; have some of the qualities or attributes of something

acquire collapse: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

snifter collapse: a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy

filch collapse

thieve collapse

gnash collapse: grind together, of teeth

purloin collapse

scamper collapse: rushing about hastily in an undignified way

shoplift collapse: steal in a store

chomp collapse: chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich"

munch collapse: a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich"; Norwegian painter (1863-1944)

quits collapse: on equal terms by payment or requital; "we're now quits"; "finally quits with the loan"

nip and tuck collapse

on a par collapse

iron grip collapse

death grip collapse

cud collapse: food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again

possess collapse: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"; enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

bear hug collapse: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest; a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

ginger collapse: pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery; dried ground gingerroot; perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems; (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"; add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"

roll up collapse: form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"; form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"; arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"; get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

ball the jack collapse

nab collapse: seize suddenly; tag the base runner to get him out

hurriedness collapse

narrow the gap collapse

smithereen collapse

walk off with collapse

foreshorten collapse: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

charley horse collapse: a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise

boil down collapse: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

foothold collapse: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

dollop collapse: a small measure (usually of food)

dash off collapse: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess"

freezing point collapse: the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid

absolute zero collapse: (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit

bolus collapse: a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine; a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)

slurp collapse: eat noisily; "He slurped his soup"

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