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| snip [ snip ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle snipped, present participle snip·ping, 3rd person present singular snips) |
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cut something with small strokes: to cut something with scissors or shears, especially using small strokes
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noun (plural snips) |
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1. a cut: a short quick cut, made with scissors
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2. small piece: a small piece of something that has been snipped off
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3. act or sound of snipping: the act or sound of using scissors to snip something
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4. impertinent person: somebody regarded as behaving in ways inappropriate to his or her age or class
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informal insult
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interjection |
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sound of snipping: used to represent the sound that scissors make
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| [Mid-16th century. < Dutch or Low German snippen, an imitation of the sound] |
