1
[ noun ] a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

Synonyms

snipping snippet

Used in print

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

Brief snips of actual events were shown : parades , dances , street scenes .

Related terms

piece nip

2
[ verb ] sever or remove by pinching or snipping

Synonyms

clip nip_off snip_off nip

Examples

"nip off the flowers"

Related terms

cut clip clipper clipper

3
[ verb ] cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of "dress the plants in the garden"

Synonyms

crop trim lop dress prune cut_back clip

Related terms

thin_out shear poll top disbud crop pruner trim clipper pruner clip

4
[ noun ] the act of clipping or snipping

Synonyms

clipping clip

Related terms

cut nip

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Rhymes with

nip catnip

Phonetic and Homophones

S N IH1 P

Similar Spelling

snipe snap snoop Snapp Snape snoopy snappy snub snob

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