Nip vs. Tip

Nipnoun

A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.

Nipnoun

A nipple, usually of a woman.

Nipnoun

A playful bite.

Nipnoun

A pinch with the nails or teeth.

Nipnoun

Briskly cold weather.

Nipnoun

A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching

Nipnoun

A small cut, or a cutting off the end.

Nipnoun

(mining) A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.

Nipnoun

A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.

Nipnoun

A biting sarcasm; a taunt.

Nipnoun

(nautical) A short turn in a rope.

Nipnoun

(papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another

Nipnoun

A pickpocket.

Nipverb

To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.

Nipverb

To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.

Nipverb

To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.

Nipverb

To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.

Nipverb

To annoy, as by nipping.

Nipverb

To taunt.

Nipverb

To squeeze or pinch.

Nipverb

To steal; especially to cut a purse.

Nipverb

To affect [one] painfully; to cause physical pain.'

Nipverb

(informal) To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.

Nipnoun

A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.

Nipnoun

A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.

Nipnoun

A pinch with the nails or teeth.

Nipnoun

A small cut, or a cutting off the end.

Nipnoun

A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.

Nipnoun

A biting sarcasm; a taunt.

Nipnoun

A short turn in a rope.

Nipverb

To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.

Nipverb

To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.

Nipverb

Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.

Nipverb

To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.

Nipnoun

a small drink of liquor;

Nipnoun

a person of Japanese descent

Nipnoun

a tart spiciness

Nipnoun

a small drink

Nipnoun

small sharp biting

Nipverb

squeeze tightly between the fingers;

Nipverb

give a small sharp bite to;

Nipverb

sever or remove by pinching or snipping;

Nip

Nip is an ethnic slur against people of Japanese descent and origin. The word Nip is an abbreviation from Nippon (日本), the Japanese name for Japan.

Tipnoun

The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.

Tipnoun

A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.

Tipnoun

(music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.

Tipnoun

A small piece of meat.

Tipnoun

A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

Tipnoun

A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

Tipnoun

The knocking over of a skittle.

Tipnoun

An act of tipping up or tilting.

Tipnoun

An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.

Tipnoun

Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

Tipnoun

A recycling centre.

Tipnoun

(colloquial) A very untidy place.

Tipnoun

The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips

Tipnoun

A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.

Tipnoun

A light blow or tap.

Tipnoun

A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.

Tipnoun

A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.

Tipnoun

A piece of advice.

Tipverb

(transitive) To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.

Tipverb

(ergative) (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.

Tipverb

(ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.

Tipverb

To drink.

Tipverb

(transitive) To dump (refuse).

Tipverb

To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.

Tipverb

(transitive) To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.

Tipverb

To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.

Tipverb

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.

Tipverb

To give, pass.

Tipverb

To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.

Tipnoun

The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

Tipnoun

An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.

Tipnoun

A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

Tipnoun

A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

Tipnoun

Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

Tipnoun

A light touch or blow; a tap.

Tipnoun

A gift; a douceur; a fee.

Tipnoun

A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.

Tipverb

To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.

Tipverb

To strike slightly; to tap.

Tipverb

To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.

Tipverb

To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.

Tipverb

To fall on, or incline to, one side.

Tipnoun

the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

Tipnoun

a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

Tipnoun

an indication of potential opportunity;

Tipnoun

a V shape;

Tipnoun

the top point of a mountain or hill;

Tipverb

cause to tilt;

Tipverb

mark with a tip;

Tipverb

give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation;

Tipverb

cause to topple or tumble by pushing

Tipverb

to incline or bend from a vertical position;

Tipverb

walk on one's toes

Tipverb

strike lightly;

Tipverb

give insider information or advise to;

Tipverb

remove the tip from;