Snip has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
"She tossed the tiny green snip of lettuce onto her salad plate before taking another bite."
2
the act of clipping or snipping
"She used small scissors to snip off the dead leaves from her houseplant."
3
The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
"She used scissors to snip just the tip off her frayed shoelace before tying it again."
Verb
1
sever or remove by pinching or snipping
"nip off the flowers"
2
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
"dress the plants in the garden"
3
To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
"She used small scissors to snip off the dead ends of her rose stems."
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