snip
To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissorsTo cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
» The snip of ivy will grow.
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7 sensesTo cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
I don't want you to take much hair off; just snip my mullet off.
отсекатьotsjekat', отрезатьotrjezat'
To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip.
To break off; to snatch away.
(informal)To circumcise.
(informal)To perform a vasectomy.
(Internet)To remove the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.
To speak or say in a snippish manner.
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
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
4 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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Forms
snips, snipping, snipped, snippedSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle