| VERB | contact | nip off, nip, clip, snip, snip off | sever or remove by pinching or snipping / snipping |
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| Meaning | sever or remove by pinching or snipping / snipping. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "nip off the flowers" | |
| Synonyms | nip, clip, snip, snip off | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | cortar, tijeretear | |
| Catalan | retallar, tallar | |
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