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1. (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
   - tinsnips

1. A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
   - snippet, snipping
    
2. The act of clipping or snipping
   - clip, clipping
    
3. [Brit] An advantageous purchase
   - bargain, buy, steal

1. Sever or remove by pinching or snipping
   - nip, nip off, clip, snip off
    
2. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   - clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back

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

Encyclopedia: Snip