Allow and Nip

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Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
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Antonyms for Allow
Nip is an antonym for allow.
Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Nip

Nip verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
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Synonyms for Nip
Antonyms for Nip
Allow is an antonym for nip in topics: bite, stop.
Nearby Words: nipped, nipper, nipping
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Common collocations

violence allow violence nip violence
sort allow sort nip sort

Both words in one sentence

  • Advertisement breaks during this time are slightly shortened, not only to allow more room in the schedules but also to allow British viewers to nip off and make a cup of tea in the interval.
    Source: Useful Notes / Prime Time
  • Epic Rocking Referenced in Mitch Benn's "Never Mind the Song (Look at the Stage Set)", in which a Hair Metal band's epic guitar solos are to allow the lead singer to nip offstage to the toilet in the middle of the song.
    Source: Epic Rocking
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