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
Snip is a synonym for cut in trim topic. In some cases you can use "Snip" instead the word "Cut" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like incision, clip, sever. popular alternative
Snip
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| single | single cut | single snip |
| little | little cut | little snip |
| quick | quick cut | quick snip |
| next | next cut | next snip |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Rap the Curse Out Of Him: PaRappa fixes Hairdresser Octopus's obesstion with taking people hostage to give them giant afros by beating him in a rap while also helping him snip, cut, trim, dye, and perm.
Source: Video Game / PaRappa the Rapper -
Quest is about to snip the wire, Race interrupts, telling him to cut the blue wire instead.
Source: Wire Dilemma -
Right before he's about to snip the wire, Race interrupts, telling him to cut the blue wire instead.
Cite this Source
Snip and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/snip
Cut & Snip. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/snip>.
Snip or Cut. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/snip.
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