Extend and Nip

Extend

Extend verb - To make longer.

Nip is an antonym for extend.

Nip

Nip verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Usage example: I'm just going to nip these hedges, and then I'll be done with the work outside

Extend is an antonym for nip.

Nearby Words: nipped, nipper, nipping

Common collocations

sequence extend sequence nip sequence
war extend war nip war
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Nip and Extend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/nip
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