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Meaning of 'snip' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Snip [ n.]
- A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip.
- A small shred; a bit cut off.
- A share; a snack.
- A tailor.
- Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.
2 . Snip [ v. t.]
- To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to break off; to snatch away.

Meaning of 'snip' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . snip [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Example in sentence:
  • dress the plants in the garden
Meaning (2):
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
Example in sentence:
  • nip off the flowers

Nearby Words:

snib snick snicked snicker snickered snickering snicking snide sniff sniffed

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