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How to sign: sever or remove by pinching or snipping
"nip off the flowers";
Similiar / Same: nip off, clip, snip, snip off
Categories: cut
How to sign: squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle";
Similiar / Same: pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch, squeeze
Categories: grip
Within this category: tweak
How to sign: give a small sharp bite to
"The Queen's corgies always nip at her staff's ankles";
Categories: bite, seize with teeth
How to sign: to steal or snatch, especially something small
"the monkey nipped a flea of its fellow", "the child nipped a cookie from the jar";
