snip-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Sever or remove (pieces of), as when tending or cultivating plants or objects; move as if to do so.

Commentary: Includes: SNIP OFF, SNIP AT

Examples:
Snip off the flowers and put them in the vase.
I snipped the dead leaves from the bushes in the yard.
We should snip the stray pieces of yarn from the sweater.
She snipped at the bushes.
Her husband snipped at her with kitchen shears.

Mappings:
VerbNet: cut-21.1-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: snip.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
snip_off 1

Sense Number 2: SNIP AT: speak harshy or shortly (with someone).

Commentary: Is: SNIP AT

Examples:
Please don't snip at me!
I snipped at the small child and she started to cry.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 3: SNIP AT: bite at, as an animal might.

Commentary: Is: SNIP AT

Examples:
The large dog snipped at the smaller one.
The rabbit snipped at my face.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 4: Spay, neuter, castrate; render infertile.

Examples:
We snipped our dog first thing after getting him from the breeder.
She had her husband snipped; she didn't want any more children.
We made sure to snip our girl puppy before letting her outside.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM