nip
     n 1: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn:
           {shot}]
     2: a person of Japanese descent [syn: {Jap}]
     3: a tart spiciness [syn: {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tang}, {tanginess},
         {zest}]
     4: a small drink [syn: {sip}]
     5: small sharp biting [syn: {pinch}]
     v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
          behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze},
           {twinge}, {tweet}, {twitch}]
     2: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip
        at her staff's ankles"
     3: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
        flowers" [syn: {nip off}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip off}]
     [also: {nipping}, {nipped}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

nipping
     adj 1: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting
            aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: {barbed}, {biting},
            {pungent}, {mordacious}]
     2: pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and
        frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day";
        "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term) [syn: {crisp},
         {frosty}, {nippy}, {snappy}, {parky}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

nipping
     See {nip}
Source: WordNet® 2.0