English dictionary
snip
/sn/I/p/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
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the act of clipping or snipping
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A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip.
Source: webster1913
verb
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sever or remove by pinching or snipping
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cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
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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.
Source: webster1913