Analysis Complete

snip

/ snip /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
Type of:
piece
Derived:
nip nip off clip snip off crop
verb Sense 2
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
"dress the plants in the garden"
Type of:
thin out
Kinds of:
shear poll pollard top pinch
Derived:
pruner trimmer pruning hook lopper pruning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 3
the act of clipping or snipping
Type of:
cut cutting cutting off
Derived:
clip crop trim lop dress
verb Sense 4
sever or remove by pinching or snipping
"nip off the flowers"
Type of:
cut
Derived:
clip clipping snippet snipping clipper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

piece thin out shear poll pollard top pinch cut cutting cutting off