Definition of "snip" [snip]

• To cut, clip, or separate (something) with short, quick strokes. (verb-transitive)
• To cut or clip with short, quick strokes. (verb-intransitive)
• An instance of snipping or the sound produced by snipping. (noun)
• A small cut made with scissors or shears. (noun)
• A small piece cut or clipped off. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "She snipped three roses with astonishing swiftness, -- _snip, snip, snip_!"
• "Here is a snip from the part devoted to shock auteur Jim Powers:"
• "Over here the snip is pretty much only done for religious reasons."