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snip

DEFINITIONS OF: snip

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v sever or remove by pinching or snipping

Synonyms:
clip, nip, nip off, snip off
Type of:
cut
separate with or as if with an instrument

v cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Synonyms:
clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, trim
Types:
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shear
cut with shears
poll, pollard
convert into a pollard
pinch, top
cut the top off
disbud
thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
tail
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
Type of:
thin out
make sparse

n the act of clipping or snipping

Synonyms:
clip, clipping
Types:
nip, pinch
a small sharp bite or snip
Type of:
cut, cutting, cutting off
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

n a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

Synonyms:
snippet, snipping
Type of:
piece
a separate part of a whole
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