What is the meaning of snips?

noun

• A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off.
  • synonyms: snip, snippet, snipping
• The act of clipping or snipping.
  • synonyms: clip, clipping, snip
• Plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal.
  • synonyms: tinsnips

verb

• Sever or remove by pinching or snipping.
  • usage: "nip off the flowers"
  • synonyms: nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
• Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.
  • usage: "dress the plants in the garden"
  • synonyms: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back