To cut off at one light, quick stroke with shears or scissors; clip; cut off in any way: frequently with off.To steal by snipping.To make by snipping or cutting: as, to snip a hole in one's coat.To move or work lightly; make signs with, as the fingers.To make a short, quick cut or clip; cut out a bit; clip: sometimes with at for the attempt to cut.n. A clip; a single cut with shears or scissors; hence, any similar act of cutting.n. A small piece cut off; a shred; a bit.n. A share; a snack. See to go snips, below.n. A tailor.n. A small, insignificant person or thing: as, a mere snip of a girl.