nip off
phrasal verb
nipped off; nipping off; nips off
Definition of nip off
: to remove (something) by squeezing it tightly between the fingers or the parts of a tool
He nipped off the bud with his fingers. She nipped the dead branches off with her clippers.
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“Nip off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nip%20off. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
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