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nip off

VERB
  1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping
    nip off the flowers

How To Use nip off In A Sentence

  • Have you seen the scissors? I want to snip off this loose thread.
  • Snip off the kitsch plastic bull attached to the capsule and concentrate instead on the tasty, plum and cherry-packed red, made from the garnacha and cariñena grapes, within.
  • Nonetheless, if you have coworkers with pollen allergies—and it's highly probable you do—you should either avoid flowering plants or snip off the flower buds as soon as they appear.
  • Have you seen the scissors? I want to snip off this loose thread.
  • If he sees rot or physical deformities at either end, he uses the grapple saw to snip off a two-foot section.
  • Ministers hope the national launch of the scheme will help nip offending in the bud and stop young people being drawn into a life of crime.
  • Simply snip off some of those extra rooms and loggias, and the core remains a livable and viably affordable house to build.
  • Nip off the leaves that are faded, prune in unruly shoots, see if any need re-potting. Gardening by Myself
  • And when the plant has, about eight or nine leaves, and is ready to put forth a stalk, they nip off the top, which they call topping the tobacco: this amputation makes the {189} leaves grow longer and thicker. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing
  • I sit down, thread a needle, snip off an old button.
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