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snip

verb [I or T]
 
 
/snɪp/ (-pp-)

Definition

to cut something with scissors, usually with small, quick cuts: Have you seen the scissors? I want to snip off this loose thread. I snipped out the article and gave it to her.Cutting and stabbing
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