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nippedverbpast tense of nip to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrumentI'm just going to nip these hedges, and then I'll be done with the work outside bobbed, clipped, cropped, cut, cut back, docked, lopped (off), pared, polled, pruned, shaved, sheared, snipped, trimmed skived, whittledmanicured, mowedpinched, stumpedcurtailed, shortened elongated, extended, lengthened to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or pointsthe puppy nipped her hand while playing pinched crimped, tweakedclasped, clutched, grasped, gripped, held, took dropped, freed, loosed, loosened, released, sprang(or sprung) to take (something) without right and with an intent to keepthat guy nipped my wallet from the restaurant table when I turned away appropriated, boosted(slang), filched, heisted, hooked, lifted, misappropriated, nicked(British slang), pilfered, pinched, pocketed, purloined, ripped off, snitched, stole, swiped, thieved burglarized, knocked over, robbedlooted, pillaged, plundered, sackedcarjacked, hijacked(also highjacked)picked, rifledpoached, rustled, shopliftedcollared, grabbed, grasped, nailed, seized, snatched, tookmooched, spongedabducted, kidnapped(also kidnaped), shanghaied, spirited made away with, made off with, ran off with, walked off with bought, purchasedbestowed, contributed, donated, gave, handed over, presented to proceed or move quicklyI'll just nip off to the corner store for some milk barreled(or barrelled), belted, blasted, blazed, blew, bolted, bombed(slang), bowled, breezed, bundled, bustled, buzzed, cannonballed, careened, careered, chased, coursed, cracked (on), dashed, drove, flew, hared, hastened, hied, highballed, hotfooted (it), humped, hurled, hurried, hurtled, hustled, jetted, jumped, motored, pelted, raced, rammed, ran(also chiefly dialectical run), ripped, rocketed, rushed, rustled, scooted, scurried, scuttled, shot, sped(or speeded), stepped, tore, traveled(or travelled), trotted, whirled, whisked, zipped, zoomed beetled, darted, flitted, scampered, scudded, scuffledstampeded, streaked, whizzedgalloped, jogged, sprintedaccelerated, quickened, stepped outcaught up, fast-forwarded, outpaced, outran, outstripped, overtookarrowed, beelined beat it, got a move on, made tracks, shook a leg, stepped on it crawled, crept, poked dallied, dawdled, dillydallied, dragged, hung (around or out)(also hanged (around or out)), lagged, lingered, loitered, poked, tarriedambled, lumbered, plodded, sauntered, shuffled, strolleddecelerated, slowed (down or up) |