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The Clue

Little belts (4 letter answer)

The Answer

NIPS

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Notes

The answer NIPS is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.

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Shots
Thimblefuls
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Barely defeats
Beats by a hair
Beats by a run
Checks the growth of
Defeats narrowly
Dog bites
Just beats
Light bites
Little snorts
Narrowly defeats
Playful bites
Puppy bites
Quick bites
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Short snorts
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Definition

NIP as a noun:

1. (nip, shot) = a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
2. (Jap, Nip) = (offensive slang) a person of Japanese descent
3. (relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang) = the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
4. (chilliness, coolness, nip) = the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning"
5. (nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest) = a tart spicy quality
6. (nip, pinch) = a small sharp bite or snip

NIP as a verb:

1. (pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch) = squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
2. give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"
3. (nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off) = sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"