1. (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
   "The plumber used snips to cut through the thin metal pipe";
   - tinsnips

1. The act of clipping or snipping
   "With a quick snip, she trimmed the loose thread from her shirt";
   - clip
    
2. A small piece of anything, especially a piece that has been snipped off
   "The magazine article included snips of interviews with local residents";
   - snippet, snipping
    
3. [Brit] An advantageous purchase
   "she got a snip at the auction";
   - bargain, buy, steal

1. Cut or sever by pinching or cutting with small strokes of scissors, pruning shears, etc.
   "snip off the flowers";
   - nip, nip off, clip, snip off
    
2. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   "snip the plants in the garden";
   - clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back

Type of: cut, cutting, piece, purchase, shears, thin out

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