snip
The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of somethingThe act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
» The snip of ivy will grow.
Meaning
13 sensesThe act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
the act of clipping or snipping
A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool.
A small amount of something; a pinch.
A piece cut out by snipping.
(informal)Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.
That wholesale auction lot was a snip at $10.
(definite, euphemistic)A vasectomy.
(informal)A small or weak person, especially a young one.
(Internet)Removal of the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.
(onomatopoeic)An act or sound of snipping, the sound produced by scissors.
Schnipp
(dated)An impertinent or mischievous person.
A white marking on a horse's muzzle, between the nostrils.
(obsolete)A share or portion; a snack.
Examples
12 sentencesThe snip of ivy will grow.
Ziri doesn't want to damage the ivy snip.
Ziri potted the snip of ivy to propagate it.
Ziri put the snip of ivy in a jar of water.
Ziri attached the ivy snip with a little bit of string.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Dutch snippen (“to snip; shred”) or Low German snippen (“to snip; shred”), of imitatiFrom Dutch snippen (“to snip; shred”) or Low German snippen (“to snip; shred”), of imitative origin. Compare snap.
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