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/nɪp ənd tək/ Listen

noun

Nip n.

A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.

A pinch with the nails or teeth.

A small cut, or a cutting off the end.

A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.

A biting sarcasm; a taunt.

(Naut.) A short turn in a rope.

Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest; as, it was nip and tuck right to the last minute of play. (Low, U.S.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Nip and tuck" Quotes from Famous Books

... right again," she exclaimed. "Last week the doctor said 't was nip and tuck with you. You didn't know me when I stood before ye. My! But you don't look very chipper yet! I'll make ye a cup ...

— The Peace of Roaring River • George van Schaick

... T. A.! I knew you'd see the thing as I do after the first shock was over. It has always been nip and tuck between the Sans-Silk Company and us. You gave me the hint that showed me their plans. Now help me follow ...

— Emma McChesney & Co. • Edna Ferber

... It was nip and tuck now between her and the rival airship. The big crowd in the aviation field yelled and shouted at the sight of ...

— Dick Hamilton's Airship - or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds • Howard R. Garis

... to its feet and gathered around. Tallow Dick came running from the barn. It was biff—biff, and biff again, but not nip and tuck for long. Captain Mayhall closed in. Hence Sturgill struck the earth like a Homeric pine, and the captain's mighty arm played above him and fell, resounding. In three minutes Hence, to the amazement of ...

— Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories • John Fox, Jr.