snip

Everyday

1. To cut something with small quick cuts, usually with scissors. tree →
2. (noun) A small cut, or the sound of scissors. tree →
3. (noun, UK, informal) A bargain: something cheap for its value: it's a snip at £5. tree →
4. (noun) A small piece cut off. tree →
5. Snip, snap, snurre is an old rhyme said at the end of a story to show that it is finished. tree →

In the lessons

In art and craft lessons pupils snip paper and string. In everyday British talk, a bargain is «a snip». In haircuts, a snip is a little trim. Phrases: snip off, snip at, a snip at the price.

Examples

• She snipped the string with scissors. tree →
• Can you snip the label off my new shirt? tree →
• The hairdresser gave my fringe a quick snip. tree →
• (UK) That bike was a snip at twenty pounds. tree →
• Snip, snip went the scissors. tree →
• We snipped little paper snowflakes. tree →
• "Snip, snap, snurre, Basse lurre: The song is ended." tree →

Note

Double p: snipped, snipping. Do not confuse with sip (small drink) or ship. Snippet means a small piece, especially of information.