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NIP OFF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sever or remove by pinching or snipping

Example:

nip off the flowers

Synonyms:

clip; nip; nip off; snip; snip off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "nip off" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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