"nip at" meaning in All languages combined

See nip at on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-nip at.ogg Forms: nips at [present, singular, third-person], nipping at [participle, present], nipped at [participle, past], nipped at [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} nip at (third-person singular simple present nips at, present participle nipping at, simple past and past participle nipped at)
  1. To bite or pinch with small actions.
    Sense id: en-nip_at-en-verb-2vN0MdHu
  2. (of poor weather) To be cold; to be bitingly cold.
    Sense id: en-nip_at-en-verb-2BF-TmaG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "at", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 63 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "at": 15 66 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 65 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 79 11
  3. (idiomatic) To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-nip_at-en-verb-3KDOVrkA

Inflected forms

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        "To be cold; to be bitingly cold."
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        "(of poor weather) To be cold; to be bitingly cold."
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        "To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts."
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        "(idiomatic) To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts."
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        "To be cold; to be bitingly cold."
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        "(of poor weather) To be cold; to be bitingly cold."
      ],
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        "of poor weather"
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        "To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts."
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        "(idiomatic) To sip a drink (usually alcoholic) in small amounts."
      ],
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