snip

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
  2. noun the act of clipping or snipping
  3. verb sever or remove by pinching or snipping

Etymology

From Dutch snippen (“to snip; shred”) or Low German snippen (“to snip; shred”), of imitative origin. Compare snap.

In classic literature

Synonyms

snippet, snipping

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