snip
part of speech
verb (snip, snips, snipped, snipping); noun (a snip, snips)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense 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.
Trees and pragmatics
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