(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
1.
If you ~ something, or if you ~ at or through something, you cut it quickly using sharp scissors.
He has now begun to ~ away at the piece of paper...
He ~ped 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 ~, you mean that it is very good value. (BRIT INFORMAL)
The beautifully made briefcase is a ~ at ?74.25.
= bargain
N-SING: a N