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- [snip]
- /snɪp/
- /snɪp/
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- [snip]
- /snɪp/
Definitions of snip word
- verb with object snip to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like. 1
- verb with object snip to remove or cut off (something) by or as by cutting in this manner: to snip a rose. 1
- verb without object snip to cut with small, quick strokes. 1
- noun snip the act of snipping, as with scissors. 1
- noun snip a small cut made by snipping. 1
- noun snip a small piece snipped off. 1
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Origin of snip
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; origin uncertain; compare Dutch, Low German snippen to snip, catch, clip
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Parts of speech for Snip
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snip popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
snip usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snip
verb snip
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- bleep — A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
- bleeping — (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
- blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
noun snip
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- kerf — a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- minim — the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
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