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Snip   /snɪp/   Listen
noun
Snip  n.  
1.
A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip.
2.
A small shred; a bit cut off.
3.
A share; a snack. (Obs.)
4.
A tailor. (Slang)
5.
Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.


verb
Snip  v. t.  (past & past part. snipped; pres. part. snipping)  To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to break off; to snatch away. "Curbed and snipped in my younger years by fear of my parents from those vicious excrescences to which that age was subject." "The captain seldom ordered anything out of the ship's stores... but I snipped some of it for my own share."





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"Snip" Quotes from Famous Books



... barber, and learn to shave and clip, Calling out, "Next please!" and pocketing my tip. All day I'd hear my scissors going, "Snip, Snip, Snip;" I'd lather people's faces, and their noses I would grip While I shaved most carefully along the upper lip. But I wouldn't be a barber if . . . The razor was to ...
— A Book for Kids • C. J. (Clarence Michael James) Dennis
... has torn a hole in mine," answered the other, "and, if I cut anywhere about it, I only make bad worse. In regard to its length, I wish it were as long again." "Brother! brother! never be worldly-minded," said the senior. "Follow my example: snip off it not a finger's breadth, ...
— Imaginary Conversations and Poems - A Selection • Walter Savage Landor
... But then what will you—" pleaded Eunice; but Peggy's eyes flashed at her with so imperious a command that she began to snip without further protest. The band came off easily—astonishingly easily, and Peggy heaved a sigh of relief, and flapped ...
— More About Peggy • Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey
... said, 'Go,' she went, no matter what I'd do. So, when his ma found it out, she was hoppin' mad. She jest came driving round here to me house, and presumed to talk to me. She said Bessie was a designing snip, and a bad girl, and a whole lot of things. Said she was leading her son astray, and would come to no good end, and a whole lot of stuff; and told me to look after her. It wasn't so. Bess got John Bailey to quit smoking fer a whole week at ...
— The Girl from Montana • Grace Livingston Hill
... canary bird," returned Miss Marsh. "Don't shrug your shoulders while I cut out this armhole. I might snip you with the scissors." ...
— A Dear Little Girl • Amy E. Blanchard


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