Synonyms of nip
87 similar words
Another word for nip is tot. Other synonyms of nip are nibble and dram.
Synonyms and similar words for nip
verbTo steal; especially to cut a purse.
- steal
- abduct
- abstract euphemistic
- appropriate
- bag
- banditTo rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
- bash and grabTo perform such an act.
- bone
- boost
- burgle
- burglarizeTo commit burglary.
- borrow
- cheat
- chore
- commandeer
- confiscateTo use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
- convert
- cop
- cozen
- crib
- embezzleTo steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for...
- filchTo illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- fleece
- flog AustraliaTo steal something.
- gaffle
- gilravage Scotland
- half-inch slangTo pinch, to steal.
- heaveTo rob; to steal from; to plunder.
- heistTo steal, rob, or hold up (something).
- jack
- kidnapTo seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
- knock offTo rob.
- kipeTo steal.
- kyper
- liberate
- lift
- loot
- make off with
- misappropriate
- moochTo steal or filch.
- moonlight requisitionTo steal or use materiel without authorization.
- nick
- own
- peculateTo embezzle.
- pickpocketTo pick pockets; to steal.
- pilferTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- pinchTo steal, usually something inconsequential.
- pillageTo loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
- pirate
- plunder
- poach
- prigTo filch or steal.
- purloin
- raid
- ransack
- rapeTo seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.).
- relieve
- reave
- rip
- rip off
- rob
- run off with
- snag
- snatchTo steal.
- swindle
- swipeTo steal or snatch.
- thieveTo commit theft.
- walk off with
- mill obsolete
- sniggle obsoleteTo steal something of little value.
- snitch dated
nounA pickpocket.
- cutpurseA thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
- dipper
- pickpocketer IndiaA pickpocket.
- pickpurseSomeone who steals purses, or money from purses.
- dip dated
- foist obsolete
- footpad obsolete
- gonoph UK, datedDated spelling of ganef.
- nipper obsoleteA pickpocket; a young or petty thief.
nounA small amount of food or drink, (particularly) a small amount of liquor.
- nibbleA light bite of a person or animal, or part of their body, especially one which is loving or playful; a nip.
- a little of the creatureA small drink of alcoholic spirits.
- dramAny similarly minute quantity, (now particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
- snifterSynonym of nip (“a small amount of an alcoholic beverage, especially one equivalent to what a snifter (noun sense 2.2)...
- slug
- totA small amount of liquor, (particularly) a small measure of rum.
Meaning of nip
- verb To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- verb To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- verb To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
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