1 either of the two small round dark parts on a person's chest. Babies can suck milk from their mother's breasts through the nipples.
2 (AmE) = TEAT(1)
3 a small metal, plastic or rubber object that is shaped like a nipple with a small hole in the end, especially one that is used as part of a machine to direct oil, etc. into a particular place:
a grease nipple
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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