 snip |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) | |
| Synonyms: | snipping snippet | |
| Related terms: | piece nip | |
| 2. | [ verb ] sever or remove by pinching or snipping | |
| Synonyms: | clip nip_off snip_off nip | |
| Examples: | "nip off the flowers" |
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| Related terms: | cut clip clipper clipper | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of "dress the plants in the garden" | |
| Synonyms: | crop trim lop dress prune cut_back clip | |
| Related terms: | thin_out shear poll top disbud crop pruner trim clipper pruner clip | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of clipping or snipping | |
| Synonyms: | clipping clip | |
| Related terms: | cut nip | |
| Similar spelling: |
snipe snap snoop Snapp Snape snoopy snappy snub snob |
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