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snip
(sn/I/p )

noun (n)

  • a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    snippet, snipping
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of clipping or snipping(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    clip, clipping
    source: wordnet30
  • A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • sever or remove by pinching or snipping(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    clip, nip, nip off, snip off
    source: wordnet30
  • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, trim
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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