Meaning & use
Nipped
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Pinched or bit something sharply and quickly, or, informally in British English, went somewhere briefly and quickly.
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The puppy nipped at my fingers while I was tying my shoes.
I nipped to the shop for milk while the kettle was boiling.
A note on using this word
The phrase "nip it in the bud" uses an older gardening sense of "nip," meaning to pinch off a plant shoot before it can grow.
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pinchedbit
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