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Snip

noun/snˈɪp/
Definition
a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
the act of clipping or snipping
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/snˈɪp/
🇬🇧British English
/snˈɪp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/snˈɪp/
1 syllable Say it as /snˈɪp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
nounthe act of clipping or snipping
verbsever or remove by pinching or snipping
“nip off the flowers”
verbcultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
“dress the plants in the garden”
Word Forms
snipverbcultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
clipverbcultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
clipnounthe act of clipping or snipping
clippernounshears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural)
clippingnounthe act of clipping or snipping
snipnounthe act of clipping or snipping
snippingnouna small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
cropnounthe yield from plants in a single growing season
trimnouncutting down to the desired size or shape
trimmernouna worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
trimmingnouncutting down to the desired size or shape
loppernouna long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
prunernouna worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
pruningnounthe act of trimming a plant
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schnipsen
ein kleines Stück von irgendetwas (insbesondere ein abgeschnittenes Stück)
🇫🇷French
couper
un petit morceau de n'importe quoi (surtout un morceau qui a été coupé)
🇪🇸Spanish
recorte
un pequeño trozo de cualquier cosa (especialmente un trozo que haya sido cortado)
🇮🇹Italian
tagliare
un piccolo pezzo di qualsiasi cosa (specialmente un pezzo che è stato tagliato via)
🇳🇱Dutch
knip
een klein stukje van wat dan ook (vooral een stukje dat is afgeknipt)
🇵🇹Portuguese
recorte
um pequeno pedaço de qualquer coisa (especialmente um pedaço que foi cortado)
🇷🇺Russian
надрезать
небольшой кусочек чего-либо (особенно тот, который был отрезан)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कटाव
किसी भी चीज़ का छोटा टुकड़ा (विशेषकर वह टुकड़ा जिसे काट दिया गया हो)
🇧🇩Bengali
স্নিপ
যে কোনও কিছুর একটি ছোট টুকরো (বিশেষ করে একটি টুকরো যা কেটে ফেলা হয়েছে)
🇮🇳Tamil
துண்டிக்கவும்
ஏதேனும் ஒரு சிறிய துண்டு (குறிப்பாக துண்டிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு துண்டு)
🇮🇳Telugu
స్నిప్
ఏదైనా చిన్న ముక్క (ముఖ్యంగా స్నిప్ చేయబడిన ముక్క)
🇮🇳Marathi
स्निप
कोणत्याही गोष्टीचा एक छोटा तुकडा (विशेषतः एक तुकडा जो कापला गेला आहे)
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્નિપ
કોઈપણ વસ્તુનો નાનો ટુકડો (ખાસ કરીને એક ટુકડો જે કાપી નાખવામાં આવ્યો છે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ನಿಪ್
ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ತುಂಡು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ ತುಂಡು)
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്നിപ്പ്
എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ഒരു ചെറിയ കഷണം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് നീക്കം ചെയ്ത ഒരു കഷണം)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਨਿੱਪ
ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਟੁਕੜਾ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਟੁਕੜਾ ਜੋ ਕੱਟਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ)
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹکڑا
کسی بھی چیز کا ایک چھوٹا ٹکڑا (خاص طور پر ایک ٹکڑا جو کاٹ دیا گیا ہے)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
剪断
任何东西的一小块(尤其是被剪掉的一块)
🇯🇵Japanese
切り取る
何かの小さな断片(特に切り取られた断片)
🇰🇷Korean
한조각
어떤 것의 작은 조각(특히 잘려진 조각)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bắn tỉa
một mảnh nhỏ của bất cứ thứ gì (đặc biệt là một mảnh đã bị cắt ra)
🇹🇭Thai
ตัด
สิ่งเล็กๆ น้อยๆ (โดยเฉพาะชิ้นส่วนที่ถูกตัดออก)
🇮🇩Indonesian
menggunting
sepotong kecil apa pun (terutama bagian yang telah terpotong)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قص
قطعة صغيرة من أي شيء (خاصة القطعة التي تم قطعها)
🇮🇷Persian
تکه تکه کردن
یک تکه کوچک از هر چیزی (مخصوصاً قطعه ای که بریده شده است)
🇹🇷Turkish
keskin nişancı
herhangi bir şeyin küçük bir parçası (özellikle kesilmiş bir parça)
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִגזוֹר
חתיכה קטנה מכל דבר (במיוחד חתיכה שנכרתה)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'snip'?
The primary meaning of 'snip' is 'a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'snip' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'snip' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'snip' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'snip' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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