The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NIP which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
___ in the bud crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NIP | 53 % | 3 |
| NIPS | 29 % | 4 |
| NIPPED | 12 % | 6 |
| NIPIT | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: ___ in the bud
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nip
- squelch
- stamp out
- suppress
- beat out
- sink
- quell
- pull down
- take out
- cut out
- cut down
- brain
Crossword Answer definitions
NIP noun- A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
- A nipple, usually of a woman.
- A playful bite.
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- Briskly cold weather.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
- A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
- A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
- A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
- A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
- A short turn in a rope.
- (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
- A pickpocket.
- To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- To annoy, as by nipping.
- To taunt.
- To squeeze or pinch.
- To steal; especially to cut a purse.
- To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NIP
- Chill
- Tuck's partner
- Winter-air quality
- Winter chill
- Small bite
- Win by a nose
- Quick drink
- Pinch
- Drop to drink?
- Quick sip, as of brandy
More clues leading to the result NIPS
- Small shots of booze
- Bites
- Pinches
- Sips at the brandy
- Snorts
- Wins, barely
- Attacks, puppy-style
- Tiny drinks
- Hooch hits
- Just beats
More clues leading to the result NIPPED
- ___ in the bud
- Bit
- Took little bites
- __ in the bud (prevented)
- Drank a bit
- Narrowly defeated
- Chilled.
- Bit playfully
- ___ in the bud (stopped early on)