"knip" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knips [present, singular, third-person], knipping [participle, present], knipped [participle, past], knipped [past]
Etymology: Probably from late Middle English *knippen, from Middle Dutch knippen, whence modern Dutch knippen (“to cut, clip, snip”). Doublet of gnip and nip. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*knippen}} Middle English *knippen, {{der|en|dum|knippen}} Middle Dutch knippen, {{cog|nl|knippen|t=to cut, clip, snip}} Dutch knippen (“to cut, clip, snip”), {{doublet|en|gnip|nip}} Doublet of gnip and nip Head templates: {{en-verb}} knip (third-person singular simple present knips, present participle knipping, simple past and past participle knipped)
  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of nip Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete Alternative form of: nip
    Sense id: en-knip-en-verb-Mq0QGMIS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (dialectal) Alternative form of knep Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: knep
    Sense id: en-knip-en-verb-rROG-1NJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: knep, kneppars
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