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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
nip
nip [nip nips nipped nipping] verb, noun BrE [nɪp] NAmE [nɪp]
verb (-pp-)
1. transitive, intransitive to give sb/sth a quick painful bite or ↑pinch
•~ sth He winced as the dog nipped his ankle.
•~ (at sth) She nipped at my arm.
2. intransitive, transitive (of cold, wind, etc.)to harm or damage sth
•~ (at sth) The icy wind nipped at our faces.
•~ sth growing shoots nipped by frost
3. intransitive + adv./prep. (BrE, informal)to go somewhere quickly and/or for only a short time
Syn: ↑pop
•He's just nipped out to the bank.
•A car nipped in (= got in quickly) ahead of me.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
v. and n. senses 1 to 2 late Middle English Low German Dutch n. sense 3 late 18th cent. nipperkin ‘small measure’ Low German Dutch nippen ‘to sip’
Example Bank:
•He nipped in through a side door.
•I nipped round the corner.
•I'll just nip into the post office.
•I'm just nipping down to the shops for some bread.
•She's just nipped out for a few minutes.
•The boy nipped down the alley out of sight.
•The rats nipped at her flesh.
•nipping to the shops
Idiom: ↑nip something in the bud
Derived: ↑nip something off
noun
1. the act of giving sb a small bite or ↑pinch (= squeezing their skin between your finger and thumb)
•The dog gave her a painful nip on the leg.
2. (informal)a feeling of cold
•There was a real nip in the air.
see also ↑nippy
3. (informal)a small drink of strong alcohol
Word Origin:
v. and n. senses 1 to 2 late Middle English Low German Dutch n. sense 3 late 18th cent. nipperkin ‘small measure’ Low German Dutch nippen ‘to sip’
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