snip (n.)

  1. a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

    [ Syn: snippet , snipping ]

  2. the act of clipping or snipping

    [ Syn: clip , clipping ]

    snip (v.)

  1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping; nip off the flowers

    [ Syn: nip , nip off , clip , snip off ]

  2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; dress the plants in the garden

    [ Syn: clip , crop , trim , lop , dress , prune , cut back ]

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