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# snip

«snip» in Mova's school dictionary: **To cut something with small quick cuts, usually with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (snip, snips, snipped, snipping); noun (a snip, snips)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To cut something with small quick cuts, usually with scissors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#m1)

2) (noun) A small cut, or the sound of scissors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#m2)

3) (noun, UK, informal) A bargain: something cheap for its value: it's a snip at £5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#m3)

4) (noun) A small piece cut off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#m4)

5) Snip, snap, snurre is an old rhyme said at the end of a story to show that it is finished. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In art and craft lessons pupils snip paper and string. In everyday British talk, a bargain is «a snip». In haircuts, a snip is a little trim. Phrases: snip off, snip at, a snip at the price.

### examples

- She snipped the string with scissors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#x1)
- Can you snip the label off my new shirt? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#x2)
- The hairdresser gave my fringe a quick snip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#x3)
- (UK) That bike was a snip at twenty pounds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#x4)
- Snip, snip went the scissors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#x5)
- We snipped little paper snowflakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#x6)
- "Snip, snap, snurre, Basse lurre: The song is ended." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/#x7)

### note

Double p: snipped, snipping. Do not confuse with sip (small drink) or ship. Snippet means a small piece, especially of information.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «snip» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snip/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.