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snip

UK/snɪp/ US/ˈsnɪp/ uncommon dated informal obsolete slang
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

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2.

the act of clipping or snipping

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verb

1.

sever or remove by pinching or snipping

  • “nip off the flowers”
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2.

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

  • “dress the plants in the garden”
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Origin

From Dutch snippen (“to snip; shred”) or Low German snippen (“to snip; shred”), of imitative origin. Compare snap.

Phrases

  • snippy snip

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