snip

Noun

• the act of clipping or snipping

• a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

Verb

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • dress the plants in the garden
    

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping
  • nip off the flowers
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  clip , clipping , snippet , snipping , crop , trim , lop , dress , prune , cut back , nip , nip off , snip off