snip 1 of 2

verb

Definition of snipnext
as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument snipped the loose ends

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snip

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noun

ˈsnip How to pronounce snip (audio)
1
as in speck
a very small piece cleared out the snips of paper that had been clogging the machine

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2
as in steal
British something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price that antique urn that we bought at London's Portobello Road Market was a real snip

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Recent Examples of snip
Verb
Your best bet is to have a derm cauterize, snip or freeze them off. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 Aug. 2026 Gently snip all of the leaves off with pruning shears, leaving two to three leaves at the top. — Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
Then trim all the rotten roots off with sharp snips and dispose of them in the trash. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2026 Always use clean, sharp snips or pruners and clean them with a bit of rubbing alcohol between plants to avoid spreading any diseases. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for snip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snip
  1. shave
  2. speck
  3. steal
  4. cut
  5. snippet
  6. bargain
  7. clip
  8. bit
Verb
  • SpaceX wanted Ship to complete about six orbits and splash down off the coast of Chile 9 hours and 50 minutes after launch, but mission controllers decided to shave nearly seven hours off that flight time.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Especially right now, since Amazon just shaved 22% off for an early Prime Big Deal Day treat.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of shave
Noun
  • The period is 2006, when the golden age of streamable content is barely a speck on the media horizon.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • To make matters worse, the Houthis have captured new terrain in Yemen and acquired Perim Island, a speck of land inside the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint that better positions the Yemeni militia to intercept oil tankers.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of speck
Noun
  • At a whopping 71 percent off, the Vionic Caitlin Loafers are a Prime Day-level steal.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Howard also became the fastest player in WNBA history to record 3,000 career points, 600 assists and 300 steals.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of steal
Verb
  • The burger will drip all over your fries, which are included and cut like pickle chips.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Lamont and lawmakers have set aside $550 million from past state budget surpluses to mitigate federal human service programs cuts.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut
Noun
  • Her piece on Howie Rose incorporating snippets of lyrics by Howie’s beloved Beatles was brilliant, and all of her articles have been insightful and informative.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Madonna had teased the remix in recent days, sharing a snippet of the song on Instagram.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of snippet
Noun
  • Grabbing a spacious 34-inch ultrawide display loaded with 1440p vertical clarity, split-screen multitasking tools, and 100Hz motion smoothness for nearly $200 is an extraordinary bargain.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • As a result of the plea bargain, Brown would receive a withhold of adjudication, meaning no criminal conviction will appear on his record, and would be sentenced to three years on probation.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of bargain
Verb
  • The sequence stylistically excises itself from the episode as though clipping it, anticipating its excision from the show when uploaded to a video-sharing platform.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • These hairs, including a lock clipped at his deathbed, were in a packet provided by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, and had not previously been available for analysis.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of clip
Noun
  • That bit of advice was as fruitful to Larry Golden as that swimming scholarship.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • By balancing the speed of physical random number generators with the clarity of their signals, the new device principle, in theory, can achieve processing speed yielding high bit-rate with signal clarity and stochasticity.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
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“Snip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snip. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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