snip

Speech parts

1. snip - Noun

2. snip - Verb

Meaning

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.

A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip.

A small shred; a bit cut off.

A share; a snack.

A tailor.

Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lop dress prune crop trim clip clipping snippet nip snipping cut back nip off snip off nick barber
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Antonyms

base basis core BIG brain surgery bigwig
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Hypernyms

cut piece cutting thin out cutting off

Hyponyms

pollard top poll shear pinch nip

Phrases with the word

a snip

Derivatives

snipped snipping

Anagrams

spin Insp PINS PSNI NIPS

Examples

If time were a bolt of cloth,” said Om, "I would cut out all the bad parts. Snip out the scary nights and stitch together the good parts, to make time bearable. Then I could wear it like a coat, always live happily. Rohinton Mistry

I don't look on poetry as closed works. I feel they're going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length. John Ashbery

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A 10-second 'snip' can cure tongue-tie in babies. Source: Internet

If Katharine and David are looking for something a little more cozy, then there's a beautiful single-level, town home also on the market, a snip at $2. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Sniktbub snilch Snily snip off snip-snap snipe