snip

6 definitions • 8 examples

to cut something with scissors, usually with small, quick cuts:

Have you seen the scissors? I want to snip off this loose thread.

I snipped out the article and gave it to her.

a quick, short cut with scissors:

Give it a snip with the scissors.

a product that is being sold cheaply, for less than you would expect:

The sunglasses are now available in major stores, a snip at £12 a pair.

to cut something, usually with a few quick actions using scissors (= cutting device with two blades) or a similar device:

I asked the barber just to snip the ends of my hair.

something that is being sold for less than you expect:

At a fiver it's a snip.

for a snip The magazine's got a really healthy circulation and I reckon I got it for a snip.

This gorgeous bookcase is a snip at £799.