SNIP


Meaning of SNIP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ snɪp ]

( snips, snipping, snipped)

1.

If you snip something, or if you snip at or through something, you cut it quickly using sharp scissors.

He has now begun to snip away at the piece of paper...

He snipped a length of new bandage and placed it around Peter’s chest.

VERB : V adv / prep , V n

2.

If you say that something is a snip , you mean that it is very good value. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

The beautifully made briefcase is a snip at £74.25.

= bargain

N-SING : a N

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