snip
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1.1
- noun
- /snɪp/
- Betsy can cut with just one snip.
- scissors snip
- tin snips
- a quick snip
Examples
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These five snips allow you to reconstruct all the variations without any information loss.
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I gave the cord a snip and split it in two.
Academic text (2007) -
The charred paper fell to dust with every snip.
Fiction book (1999) -
With one quick snip, she cut the ribbon to open the new store.
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The gardener made several careful snips to shape the bush.
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After the final snip, the fabric was ready to be sewn into a dress.
Synonyms
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2.7
Making an opening or removing part from something with a sharp tool
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2.5
A small cut to make something neater
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1.9
Cutting food into thin pieces for eating or cooking
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2.3
Cutting things like a hedge or cloth to make them neater
2
1.3
A small trimming of hair or plants to make them neater
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1.1
A small piece cut off from grass or hair
Compounds
How Big
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1.1
13
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snip comes from a word that copies the quick sound scissors make, 'snip', and so it stands for the small, sharp act of cutting with one fast movement. So a snip is the short, quick cut itself.