[snip] 
verb, snipped, snip⋅ping, noun | 1. | to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like. |
| 2. | to remove or cut off (something) by or as by cutting in this manner: to snip a rose. |
| 3. | to cut with small, quick strokes. |
| 4. | the act of snipping, as with scissors. |
| 5. | a small cut made by snipping. |
| 6. | a small piece snipped off. |
| 7. | a small piece, bit, or amount of anything: a snip of food. |
| 8. | Informal. a small or insignificant person. |
| 9. | Informal. a presumptuous or impertinent person. |
| 10. | snips, small, strong hand shears used by sheet metal workers. |
| 11. | British Informal. a bargain. |
| snip (snĭp) v. snipped, snip·ping, snips v. tr. To cut, clip, or separate (something) with short, quick strokes. v. intr. To cut or clip with short, quick strokes. n.
[Dutch or Low German snippen.] |