Слово "nip". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

This confusion in the front of the moving pack always caused confusion in the rear. The wolves behind collided with the young wolf and expressed their displeasure by administering sharp nips on his hind-legs and flanks. He was laying up trouble for himself, for lack of food and short tempers went together; but with the boundless faith of youth he persisted in repeating the manoeuvre every little while, though it never succeeded in gaining anything for him but discomfiture.

And then you'll give him a nip, like I do."

Is he worse than the distiller who gave bastardized grain juice to stultify further the brains of those who, sober, were incapable of a progressive thought? (Nay, I apologize for this calumny; I nip the brew that feeds me.) Is he worse, then, than the publisher who filled ubiquitous racks with lust and death wishes?

He's apt to take a nip more often than he otherwise would.'

There was a slight nip in the air, but not a cloud in the sky, and it was pleasant to stretch one's legs.

The sun was shining very brightly, and yet there was an exhilarating nip in the air, which set an edge to a man’s energy.

I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.

I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.

Then little Peggy looked back into the northeast corner, the darkest place in the whole coop, and there sat Bloody Mary in her brood box, looking like the devil's own bad dream, hatefulness shining out of her nasty eyes, saying come here little girl and give me nips.

And then you'll give him a nip, like I do."

I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.

The thumb, which was separated from the fingers by the gee-pole, had likewise been nipped and gave him great pain.

That's why we try to nip them in the bud-or rather, since we're dealing with Peter Pans, that's why we try to make their nipped buds open out and grow."

We know how to nip most of them in the bud, early.

We know how to nip most of them in the bud, early.

Now you get hold of all the door-keys you can find, and I'll nip all of auntie's, and the first dark night we'll go there and try 'em.

'She listened at the keyhole. Heard what I was saying, and nipped off to the patrols the very next day.

The girl nipped nimbly round the lions at the base of the monument and joined in the rush.

I nipped out and automatically closed the door behind me.