Snip

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cut, clip, or separate (something) with short, quick strokes.
  • verb-intransitive. To cut or clip with short, quick strokes.
  • n. An instance of snipping or the sound produced by snipping.
  • n. A small cut made with scissors or shears.
  • n. A small piece cut or clipped off.
  • n. A bit or scrap: snips of information about the merger.
  • n. Informal One that is small or slight in size or stature.
  • n. Informal A person regarded as impertinent or mischievous.
  • n. Hand shears used in cutting sheet metal.
  • n. Slang Something easily accomplished.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
  • v. To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip.
  • v. To circumcise.
  • n. The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
  • n. Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.
  • n. A small amount of something; a pinch.
  • n. A vasectomy.
  • n. A small or weak person, especially a young one.
  • n. A share or portion; a snack.
  • n. A tailor.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • n. A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip.
  • n. A small shred; a bit cut off.
  • n. A share; a snack.
  • n. A tailor.
  • n. Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
  • v. sever or remove by pinching or snipping
  • n. the act of clipping or snipping
  • v. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • Verb Form
    snipped    snipping    snips   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    piece    cut   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    snipping    snipped   
    Form
    snipped    snipping    snippy    snipper   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nip    clip    share    snack    tailor    cut    piece    particle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chip    Crip    Flip    Kip    Nip    Pip    blip    chip    clip    crip   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    antecubital    nip    obturator    tyke    pliers    vord