Definition of nip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nip

verb

/nɪp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they nip	/nɪp/ /nɪp/
he / she / it nips	/nɪps/ /nɪps/
past simple nipped	/nɪpt/ /nɪpt/
past participle nipped	/nɪpt/ /nɪpt/
-ing form nipping	/ˈnɪpɪŋ/ /ˈnɪpɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to give somebody/something a quick painful bite or pressing their skin together hard with your finger and thumb
- nip something He winced as the dog nipped his ankle.
- nip at something She nipped at my arm.
- The rats nipped at her flesh.
[intransitive, transitive] (of cold, wind, etc.) to harm or damage something
- nip at something The icy wind nipped at our faces.
- nip something The new leaves had been nipped by a late frost.
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (British English, informal) to go somewhere quickly and/or for only a short time synonym pop
- He's just nipped out to the bank.
- A car nipped in (= got in quickly) ahead of me.
Extra Examples
- nipping to the shops
- The boy nipped down the alley out of sight.
- She's just nipped out for a few minutes.
- I'm just nipping down to the shops for some bread.
- I'll just nip into the post office.
- I nipped round the corner.
- He nipped in through a side door.