Cut and Nip

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Cut

Cut verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.

Usage example: when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet

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Nip is a synonym for cut in thing topic. In some cases you can use "Nip" instead the word "Cut" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like incision.

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Nip

Nip verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.

Usage example: I'm just going to nip these hedges, and then I'll be done with the work outside

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Cut is a synonym for nip in thing topic. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead the word "Nip" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: nipped, nipper, nipping

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

good	good cut	good nip
small	small cut	small nip
little	little cut	little nip
bad	bad cut	bad nip

Common collocations

conversation

cut conversation

nip conversation

Both words in one sentence

Nip/Tuck: Resident psychopath Matt tries to get his dad to cut him in the first episode, and when his dad says no, tries to do it himself with wine and cuticle scissors.

Source: Circumcision Angst

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Nip and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/nip

Cut & Nip. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/nip>.

Nip or Cut. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/nip.

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