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nounAinmfhocal 1 biteliomóg fem2 cmuniopóg fem2 cmu it gave me a nasty nip bhain sé drochghreim asam 2 drinkdeoch alcoholic drinkbraon masc1 cmubraon beagbolgam masc1 cmu a wee nip would keep out the cold choinneodh braon den stuif crua te thú a nip of whiskey braon beag uisce beatha, fídeog uisce beatha, sáilín fuisce 3 informalneamhfhoirmeálta meteorologymeitéareolaíocht feeling of coldgoimh fem2 cmubearradh masc cmu there's a nip in the air tá bearradh fuar air verbbriathar 4 informalneamhfhoirmeálta go briefly intransitiveneamhaistreachsciuird a thabhairt cmuseáp a thabhairt she nipped into the shop rith sí isteach sa siopa 5 sportspórt move quickly and skilfully intransitiveneamhaistreachscinn verb cmu 6 to bite transitiveaistreachgreim a bhaint as cmuplaic a bhaint as cmu the dog nipped her ankle bhain an madra greim as a rúitín intransitiveneamhaistreachgreim a bhaintplaic a bhaint 7 horticulturegairneoireacht, meteorologymeitéareolaíocht of coldnip sth in the bud transitiveaistreach the wind nipped him ghearr an ghaoth é the frost nipped their fingers bhí eanglach ina méara leis an sioc 8 pinch off transitiveaistreachbain verb cmu she nipped off the withered flowers bhain sí an cloigeann de na bláthanna feoite PhrasesNathanna nip and tuck informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 especially sportspórt very closegob ar ghob it was nip and tuck between them bhí siad gob ar ghob le chéile, bhí an iomaíocht an-ghéar eatarthu 2 small adjustmentsmionleasú cmu the script could do with a few nips and tucks níor mhiste cúpla rud a athrú sa script 3 cosmetic surgeryobráid áilleachta to nip at the heels of sb/sth bheith ag baint na sál de dhuine/rud to nip sth in the bud informalneamhfhoirmeáltarud a stopadh ina thúsrud a mharú san ubh

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