snip

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.

1. An instance of snipping or the sound produced by snipping.
2. 1. A small cut made with scissors or shears.
   2. A small piece cut or clipped off.
   3. A bit or scrap: snips of information about the merger.
3. Informal.
   1. One that is small or slight in size or stature.
   2. A person regarded as impertinent or mischievous.
4. snips (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Hand shears used in cutting sheet metal.
5. Slang. Something easily accomplished.

[Dutch or Low German snippen.]

A white mark on the muzzle extending into one nostril.

IN BRIEF: To cut with a quick stroke with scissors.

I will snip the end of the ribbon off so that the two sides are equal in length.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
  Synonyms: snippet, snipping

Meaning #2: the act of clipping or snipping
  Synonyms: clip, clipping

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The verb snip has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping
  Synonyms: nip, nip off, clip, snip off

Meaning #2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of"dress the plants in the garden"
  Synonyms: clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - klippe, nippe
v. intr. - klippe, nippe
n. - klip, klippen, hak, afklippet stykke, lille næsvis person

Nederlands (Dutch)
knippen, afknippen, koopje, makkie, vervelend persoontje, geluid/actie van een schaar

Français (French)
v. tr. - découper (avec des ciseaux), couper
v. intr. - découper (avec des ciseaux), couper
n. - petite entaille, morceau coupé, bout, coup de ciseaux, affaire certaine, (bonne) affaire

Deutsch (German)
v. - schneiden, schnippeln
n. - Schnitt, Schnipsel, Handblechschere

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ψαλιδίζω, περικόπτω, κόβω (με πένσα)
n. - ψαλίδισμα, ψαλιδιά, (Βρετ., καθομ.) κελεπούρι, (αργκό) εύκολο κατόρθωμα (κν. παιχνιδάκι), (πληθ.) ψαλίδι για μέταλλα
int. - ήχος ψαλιδίσματος

Italiano (Italian)
tagliare, bucare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tesourar
n. - retalho (m), pedaço (m), apara (f), recorte, pessoa insignificante, pessoa impertinente

Русский (Russian)
надрез, обрезок, лоскут, мозгляк, "верняк", "плевое дело", наручники, обман, выгодная покупка, резать быстрым движением, кромсать, красть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tijeretear, cortar, recortar
v. intr. - hacer pedacitos
n. - incisión, corte, tijeretazo, recorte, pedacito, persona pequeña o insignificante, sastre

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - klippa, knipsa av
n. - klipp, klippande, avklippt bit, näsvis person
int. - Stick!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
喀嚓剪断, 剪去, 剪, 喀嚓声, 剪声, 剪下的小片

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 喀嚓剪斷, 剪去
v. intr. - 剪
n. - 剪, 喀嚓聲, 剪聲, 剪下的小片

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 가위로 싹둑 잘라내다, ~을 오려내다
v. intr. - 싹둑 자르다
n. - 가위, 풋내기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - チョキンと切る
n. - チョキンと切ること, 切れっ端, 断片, 少し, つまらないやつ, 掘り出し物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقص (الاسم) شخص تافهأو وقح, خياط قصاصه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גזר, חתך במספריים‬
v. intr. - ‮גזר, חתך במספריים‬
n. - ‮גזירה, גזיזה, חתיכה, פיסה, מציאה, מיקח טוב, מספרי ברזל ("קאטר"), ברנש, טיפוס גס‬

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