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Snip Common

Snip has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
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."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
piece cut thin out
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
nip shear poll top disbud
Rhyming Words
manip genip in nip turnip catnip cat nip pogonip parsnip frostnip red turnip photomanip cow parsnip white turnip swede turnip wild parsnip water parsnip swedish turnip prairie turnip cultivated parsnip greater water parsnip
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