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snips

/snɪps/
noun
  1. Small scissors or shears used for cutting metal, wire, or other materials.
    • The gardener trimmed the branches with pruning snips.
    • She kept a small pair of snips in her toolbox for cutting wire.
    • He used a pair of tin snips to cut the sheet metal.
Synonyms
shears
verb
  1. Cuts something quickly with small, sharp strokes, often with scissors or shears.
    • She snips the loose threads from the hem of her dress.
    • The barber snips a little more off the ends of my hair.
    • He snips the coupon out of the newspaper.
Synonyms
cuttrim
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