snips
part of speech
noun, plural of snip (a snip, snips); also present tense of the verb snip (snip, snips, snipped, snipping); noun (snips — a tool, plural)
meaning for a pupil
1) Verb: he/she snips — cuts something with small quick cuts of scissors. tree →
2) Noun plural: small quick cuts, or small pieces cut off. tree →
3) Snips (plural tool): strong shears for cutting sheet metal, also called tin snips. tree →
4) (UK, informal) «A snip»: a real bargain: It's a snip at £5. tree →
sense in the lessons
In art and craft lessons you make small snips with scissors. In everyday life a hairdresser snips your fringe. Tin snips are a workshop tool — use only with an adult. «Snips and snails» comes from the old rhyme about little boys.
examples
- She snips the ribbon with her scissors. tree →
- The barber snips around my ears. tree →
- Make two snips at the top of the paper. tree →
- Dad used tin snips to cut the metal sheet. tree →
- Snips of paper covered the floor after art. tree →
- That coat was a snip at half price! tree →
- «Snips and snails and puppy-dogs' tails» is an old rhyme. tree →
note
Past: snipped (double p). The tool is always plural like scissors: «a pair of snips». «A snip» meaning a bargain is British slang.
Trees and pragmatics
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