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NIP OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nip off mean?
• NIP OFF (verb)
The verb NIP OFF has 1 sense:
1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping
Familiarity information: NIP OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sever or remove by pinching or snipping
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
clip; nip; nip off; snip; snip off
Context example:
nip off the flowers
Hypernyms (to "nip off" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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