To nip someone's heid is to irritate someone by constant nagging Ah had to get oot the hoose She'd been nippin ma heid all day To nip a cigarette is a Glasgow term meaning to put it out before it is finished, usually with the intention of finishing it later A nip is a partly-smoked extinguished cigarette
a Normal Incident Pyrheliometer, used to determine the amount of solar irradiance emitted from the direction of the sun Below is a picture of two NIPs (silver) mounted on a sun-following tracker (white) at the Solar Radiation Research Laboratory These thermopile-based radiometers have a uniform spectral response from 280 nm to 2800 nm and a 5 7° field of view
Device at the end of the trailing cable of a mining machine used for connecting the trailing cable to the trolley wire and ground
If an animal or person nips you, they bite you lightly or squeeze a piece of your skin between their finger and thumb. I have known cases where dogs have nipped babies Nip is also a noun. Some ants can give you a nasty nip
to nip something in the bud: see bud. To take a sip or sips of alcoholic liquor: nips all day long
give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip at her staff's ankles"
The nip is the place of intersection where one roll touches another For example, the place at the end of the wire where the stock is picked up by the felt is a nip This place of intersection is usually a line But it is possible to extend the nip by flattening out this place of intersection with a smaller series of rollers, or belts This is what is called an extended nip By using a belt at the nip, the nip can be extended by 6-10 inches, extending the area of pressure against the roll so that more water can be squeezed out
small sharp biting a small drink a tart spiciness a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"