Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - snip
Snip
snip
v. & n. --v.tr. (snipped, snipping) (also absol.) cut (cloth, a hole, etc.) with scissors or shears, esp. in small quick strokes. --n. 1 an act of snipping. 2 a piece of material etc. snipped off. 3 sl. a something easily achieved. b Brit. a bargain; something cheaply acquired. 4 (in pl.) hand-shears for metal cutting. Phrases and idioms snip at make snipping strokes at. Derivatives snipping n. Etymology: LG & Du. snippen imit.
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I. noun Etymology: from or akin to Dutch & Low German ~; akin to Middle High German ~fen to snap the fingers Date: 1558 1. a small piece that is ~ped off, a cut or notch made by ~ping, an act or sound of ~ping, a white or light mark, a presumptuous or impertinent person, bargain, buy, II. verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: 1586 transitive verb to cut or cut off with or as if with shears or scissors , intransitive verb to make a short quick cut with or as if with shears or scissors, ~per noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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