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snip.

To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/snɪp/

  1. To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.

    I don't want you to take much hair off; just snip my mullet off.

  2. To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip.

  3. To break off; to snatch away.

  4. To circumcise.

    informal

  5. To perform a vasectomy.

    informal

  6. To remove the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.

    Internet

  7. To speak or say in a snippish manner.

Where this word comes from

From Dutch snippen (“to snip; shred”) or Low German snippen (“to snip; shred”), of imitative origin. Compare snap.

noun/snɪp/

  1. The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.

  2. A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool.

  3. A small amount of something; a pinch.

  4. A piece cut out by snipping.

  5. Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.

    informal
    That wholesale auction lot was a snip at $10.

  6. A vasectomy.

    definite · euphemistic

  7. A small or weak person, especially a young one.

    informal

  8. Removal of the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.

    Internet

  9. An act or sound of snipping, the sound produced by scissors.

    onomatopoeic

  10. An impertinent or mischievous person.

    dated

  11. A share or portion; a snack.

    obsolete

  12. A tailor.

    obsolete · slang

  13. A white marking on a horse's muzzle, between the nostrils.

Where this word comes from

From Dutch snippen (“to snip; shred”) or Low German snippen (“to snip; shred”), of imitative origin. Compare snap.

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