Nip and Shift

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Nip verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.

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Shift and nip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a verb "Nip".

Nearby Words: nipped, nipper, nipping

Shift verb - To change the place or position of.

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Nip and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nip" instead a verb "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

There are entire softcore porn websites dedicated to the phenomena, including an entire subgenre for "Nip Slips", which is when an actress's dress slips just enough out of the way that some of her nipple can be seen, but it doesn't shift so significantly that she feels it happen.

Source: Wardrobe Malfunction

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