snip
     n 1: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been
          snipped off) [syn: {snippet}, {snipping}]
     2: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clip}, {clipping}]
     v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
          flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {clip}, {snip off}]
     2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
        plants in the garden" [syn: {clip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop},
         {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
     [also: {snipping}, {snipped}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0