snip

snip

S0511400 (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.1. An instance of snipping or the sound produced by snipping.2. a. A small cut made with scissors or shears.b. A small piece cut or clipped off.c. A bit or scrap: snips of information about the merger.3. Informal a. One that is small or slight in size or stature.b. 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.

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[Dutch or Low German snippen.]

snip

(snɪp) vb, snips, snipping or snippedto cut or clip with a small quick stroke or a succession of small quick strokes, esp with scissors or shearsn1. the act of snipping2. the sound of scissors or shears closing3. Also called: snipping a small piece of anything, esp one that has been snipped off4. a small cut made by snipping5. chiefly Brit an informal word for bargain6. informal something easily done; cinch7. informal US and Canadian a small or insignificant person or thing, esp an irritating or insolent oneinterj (often reiterated) a representation of the sound of scissors or shears closing[C16: from Low German, Dutch snippen; related to Middle High German snipfen to snap the fingers]

snip

(snɪp)

v. snipped, snip•ping,
n. v.t. 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 if by cutting in this manner: to snip a rose. v.i. 3. to cut with small, quick strokes. n. 4. the act of snipping, as with scissors. 5. a small cut made by snipping. 6. a small piece snipped off. 7. any small piece; bit. 8. Informal. a. a small or insignificant person. b. a presumptuous or impertinent person. [1550–60; orig. uncertain; compare Dutch, Low German snippen to snip, catch, clip]

snip

Past participle: snipped
Gerund: snipping

Imperative
snip
snip

Present
I snip
you snip
he/she/it snips
we snip
you snip
they snip

Preterite
I snipped
you snipped
he/she/it snipped
we snipped
you snipped
they snipped

Present Continuous
I am snipping
you are snipping
he/she/it is snipping
we are snipping
you are snipping
they are snipping

Present Perfect
I have snipped
you have snipped
he/she/it has snipped
we have snipped
you have snipped
they have snipped

Past Continuous
I was snipping
you were snipping
he/she/it was snipping
we were snipping
you were snipping
they were snipping

Past Perfect
I had snipped
you had snipped
he/she/it had snipped
we had snipped
you had snipped
they had snipped

Future
I will snip
you will snip
he/she/it will snip
we will snip
you will snip
they will snip

Future Perfect
I will have snipped
you will have snipped
he/she/it will have snipped
we will have snipped
you will have snipped
they will have snipped

Future Continuous
I will be snipping
you will be snipping
he/she/it will be snipping
we will be snipping
you will be snipping
they will be snipping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been snipping
you have been snipping
he/she/it has been snipping
we have been snipping
you have been snipping
they have been snipping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been snipping
you will have been snipping
he/she/it will have been snipping
we will have been snipping
you will have been snipping
they will have been snipping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been snipping
you had been snipping
he/she/it had been snipping
we had been snipping
you had been snipping
they had been snipping

Conditional
I would snip
you would snip
he/she/it would snip
we would snip
you would snip
they would snip

Past Conditional
I would have snipped
you would have snipped
he/she/it would have snipped
we would have snipped
you would have snipped
they would have snipped

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snip - a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)snippet, snippingpiece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
	2.	snip - the act of clipping or snippingclipping, clipcutting off, cutting, cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"pinch, nip - a small sharp bite or snip
Verb	1.	snip - sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"clip, nip off, snip off, nipcut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	snip - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"prune, lop, cut back, clip, crop, trim, dressthin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants"shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges"pollard, poll - convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"pinch, top - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers

snip

verb1. cut, nick, clip, crop, trim, dock, notch, nip off He has now begun to snip away at the piece of paper.noun1. (Informal, chiefly Brit.) bargain, steal (informal), good buy, giveaway a snip at £74.25

Translations

剪剪下的小片剪断廉价

snip

(snip) – past tense, past participle snipped – verb to cut sharply, especially with a single quick action, with scissors etc. I snipped off two inches of thread. 剪斷 剪断 noun1. a cut with scissors. With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth. 剪 剪2. a small piece cut off. The floor was covered in snips of paper. (剪下的)小片 （剪下的）小片 3. a bargain. It's a snip at $3! 廉價 廉价ˈsnippet (-pit) noun a little piece, especially of information, gossip etc. a snippet of news. (消息等)摘錄 （消息等）摘录