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snip

UK
/snɪp/
US
/snɪp/
snip off
snip out

Translations

snipnoun
snips
pl
UK
/snɪp/
US
/snɪp/
I found a snip from the newspaper about the event.
Я нашел вырезку из газеты о событии.
She cut a snip of fabric for the quilt.
Она отрезала отрезок ткани для лоскутного одеяла.
He used a snip of wire to fix the fence.
Он использовал обрезок проволоки, чтобы починить забор.
Additional translations
кусочек
обрывок
Synonyms
shred
slice
cut
clip
trim
snipverb
snipped
Past Simple
snipped
Past Participle
snipping
Gerund
UK
/snɪp/
US
/snɪp/
The gardener will snip the bushes to shape them.
Садовник подрежет кусты, чтобы придать им форму.
She used scissors to snip the loose threads.
Она использовала ножницы, чтобы обрезать свободные нити.
He decided to snip a piece of paper for the collage.
Он решил отрезать кусок бумаги для коллажа.
Additional translations
отрезать кусочек
надрезать
Synonyms
sever
slice
cut
clip
trim
shear
snipinterjection
UK
/snɪp/
US
/snɪp/
Onomatopoeic use to imitate the quick cutting sound of scissors or shears.
snipsnoun

snip

snips
pl
UK
/snɪps/
US
/snɪps/
He used snips to cut the wire.
Он использовал ножницы, чтобы разрезать проволоку.
The tailor collected the fabric snips from the floor.
Портной собрал обрезки ткани с пола.
Additional translations
секатор
кусачки
Synonyms
clippings
cuts
trimmings
shreds
pieces

Definitions

snipnoun
A small piece that has been cut off from something.
She used a snip of fabric to patch the hole in her jeans.
An act of cutting something with scissors or shears, especially in a quick, small motion.
With a quick snip, the hairdresser trimmed the customer's bangs.
A small or insignificant person or thing.
He dismissed the young intern as just a snip in the grand scheme of the company.
A vasectomy; the surgical procedure for male sterilisation (usually preceded by “the”).
After their third child, he decided to get the snip.
A bargain or something obtained for a very low price (chiefly British, informal, usually preceded by “a”).
Those designer shoes were a snip at only £30.
snipverb
To cut something with scissors or shears, typically with small, quick strokes.
She snipped the thread with a pair of scissors.
To remove or cut off a small piece or part of something.
He snipped a coupon from the newspaper.
snipinterjection
Used to represent the sharp, quick sound made by scissors or shears cutting through something.
“Snip!�” went the scissors as she cut the ribbon.
snipsnoun
Small pieces or fragments that have been cut off from something.
The tailor collected the snips of fabric from the floor after finishing the dress.
A pair of scissors, especially small ones used for cutting threads or other fine materials.
She used the snips to trim the loose threads from the hem of the garment.
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