snip
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4.1
- noun
- /snɪp/
- Then the photographer came over to take a look and suggested a couple of extra snips.
- a little snip
- a snip of yarn
Examples
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After a quick snip of the threads, the hem of the dress was finally finished.
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We take a big one and we take a snip from the top.
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Just a snip of calico.
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She was a brown horse with four black feet and a white snip on her nose.
Fiction book (1996) -
He looked through the trees, down to the street, where a little snip of white from the kid's scooter showed through.
Fiction book (1999) -
The tailor offered to trim the fabric, insisting that a small snip would make it fit perfectly.
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I collected all the little snips of paper that were left after the craft project.
Synonyms
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1.0
A wound where the skin is opened by something sharp
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3.5
A very small amount or piece that is almost nothing
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3.9
A very thin small piece cut or broken from something like wood
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4.8
A small piece of text or information that comes from something larger
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4.2
A shape removed from a larger piece of material like paper or fabric
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3.5
A small piece taken from something larger, like a newspaper article or plant for growing
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3.8
To break small pieces off something
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9.0
A small sharp cut or notch that makes a quiet sound
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1.1
A small piece cut off from grass or hair
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2.0
A thin piece cut from a surface, like wood or chocolate
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5.5
A small leftover piece of material from cutting, like wood or fabric
A small piece cut from cloth or paper with scissors
Compounds
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Etymology
Snip also means a small piece that has been cut off, and it is the same idea behind the word snippet, which means a little piece. So a snip is a tiny piece you get when you cut something.