Word: snip
Word origin: mid 16th century (in the sense ‘a shred’): from Low German snip ‘small piece’, of imitative origin.
Phonetic:
snɪp
Listen:
cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes. Example: she was snipping a few dead heads off the roses
an act of snipping something. Example: he took a snip at a dandelion on the grass
a surprisingly cheap item; a bargain. Example: the wine is a snip at £3.65
shears for cutting metal. Example: tin snips
a small or insignificant person. Example: imagine that little snip telling me I was wrong!
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