Nip and Purchase

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Nip verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.

Usage example: that guy nipped my wallet from the restaurant table when I turned away

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Purchase is an antonym for nip.

Nearby Words: nipped, nipper, nipping

Purchase verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.

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Nip is an antonym for purchase.

nip city

purchase city

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Purchase and Nip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nip/purchase

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