nip

nip

nip and tuck Informal plastic surgery performed for cosmetic reasons

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nip

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Chiefly Brit a measure of spirits usually equal to one sixth of a gill

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nip

[nip]

(geology)

A small, low cliff or break in slope which is produced by wavelets at the high-water mark.

The point on the bank of a meander lake where erosion takes place due to crowding of the stream current toward the lake.

Thinning of a coal seam, particularly if caused by tectonic movements. Also known as want.

(metallurgy)

angle of nip

(mining engineering)

squeeze

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NIP

(Novell Internet Printing) See NetWare 6.

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