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clip
1[ klip ]
verb (used with object)
- to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears:
to clip a rose from a bush.
- to trim by cutting:
to clip a hedge.
- to cut or trim the hair or fleece of; shear:
to clip a poodle.
- to pare the edge of (a coin). Compare sweat ( def 22 ).
- to cut short; curtail:
We clipped our visit by a week to return home earlier.
- to pronounce rapidly, with precise articulation and with omission of certain sounds, as of unstressed vowels:
an annoying habit of clipping his words.
- to shorten (a word or phrase) by dropping one or more syllables.
- Informal. to hit with a quick, sharp blow:
He clipped him on the jaw with a sudden punch.
- Slang. to take or get money from by dishonest means; swindle; rook.
verb (used without object)
- to clip or cut something.
- to cut articles or pictures from a newspaper, magazine, etc.
- to move swiftly:
He clipped along the highway on his motorcycle.
- Archaic. to fly rapidly.
noun
- the act of clipping.
- anything clipped off, especially the wool shorn at a single shearing of sheep.
- the amount of wool shorn in one season.
- clips, (used with a plural verb) an instrument for clipping; shears.
- Informal. clipping ( def 2 ).
- Informal. a quick, sharp blow:
a clip on the jaw.
at a rapid clip.
clip
2[ klip ]
noun
- a device that grips and holds tightly.
- a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc.
- an article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc.
- a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe.
- Also called lug. Shipbuilding. a short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces.
- Archaic. an embrace.
clip
1/ klɪp /
noun
- any of various small implements used to hold loose articles together or to attach one article to another
- an article of jewellery that can be clipped onto a dress, hat, etc
- See cartridge clip, paperclipshort for paperclip cartridge clip
- the pointed flange on a horseshoe that secures it to the front part of the hoof
verb
- to hold together tightly, as with a clip
- archaic.to embrace
clip
2/ klɪp /
verb
- also intr to cut, snip, or trim with or as if with scissors or shears, esp in order to shorten or remove a part
- to punch (a hole) in something, esp a ticket
- to curtail or cut short
- to move a short section from (a film, etc)
- to shorten (a word)
- intr to trot or move rapidly, esp over a long distance
a horse clipping along the road
- informal.to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow
- slang.to obtain (money) by deception or cheating
- slang.to murder; execute
- clip someone's wingsclip someone's wings
- to restrict someone's freedom
- to thwart someone's ambition
noun
- the act or process of clipping
- something clipped off
- an extract from a film, newspaper, etc
- informal.a sharp, often slanting, blow
- informal.speed
a rapid clip
- the total quantity of wool shorn, as in one place, season, etc
- See clipped formanother word for clipped form
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Derived Forms
- ˈclippable, adjective
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Other Words From
- clippa·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clip1
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Example Sentences
In this clip, a teenage Minaj gets heated and throws a phone in a play rehearsal during her tenure at LaGuardia High School.
Check out a clip from this exclusive interview with SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace at the 2014 Savannah Film Festival.
Going at a reasonable clip, my husband and I travel the trails and side roads near our house.
The clip received heaps of Internet criticism after it went viral, and has since been pulled down from state channels.
The country was building houses at a rapid clip, which required a large amount of immigrant labor.
"This is the most ungrateful outfit of greasers I ever met up with," cried Clip, hurrying toward the second man.
Clip still had the club he had taken from the Mexican's companion, and he squared away threateningly.
Matt stood at the gate for a few moments, looking for Clip; but, as he could see nothing of him, he went back into the house.
He was pushing his machine through the gate, and Clip was getting his own wheel and making ready to follow.
The road was a bit cut up and sandy in places, but Clip whaled his machine along and they did a trifle better than thirty miles.
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