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clipping

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clip⋅ping

  [klip-ing]
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–noun
1. the act of a person or thing that clips.
2. a piece clipped off or out, esp. an article, advertisement, etc., clipped from a newspaper or magazine.
3. clipped form.
–adjective
4. serving or tending to clip.
5. Informal. swift: a clipping pace.
Origin:
1300–50; ME. See clip 1 , -ing 2 , -ing 1

Related forms:
clip⋅ping⋅ly, adverb

clip

1  [klip] verb, clipped, clipped or clipt, clip⋅ping, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears: to clip a rose from a bush.
2. to trim by cutting: to clip a hedge.
3. to cut or trim the hair or fleece of; shear: to clip a poodle.
4. to pare the edge of (a coin). Compare sweat (def. 22).
5. to cut short; curtail: We clipped our visit by a week to return home earlier.
6. to pronounce rapidly, with precise articulation and with omission of certain sounds, as of unstressed vowels: an annoying habit of clipping his words.
7. to shorten (a word or phrase) by dropping one or more syllables.
8. Informal. to hit with a quick, sharp blow: He clipped him on the jaw with a sudden punch.
9. Slang. to take or get money from by dishonest means; swindle; rook.
–verb (used without object)
10. to clip or cut something.
11. to cut articles or pictures from a newspaper, magazine, etc.
12. to move swiftly: He clipped along the highway on his motorcycle.
13. Archaic. to fly rapidly.
–noun
14. the act of clipping.
15. anything clipped off, esp. the wool shorn at a single shearing of sheep.
16. the amount of wool shorn in one season.
17. clips, (used with a plural verb) an instrument for clipping; shears.
18. film clip.
19. Informal. clipping (def. 2).
20. Informal. a quick, sharp blow: a clip on the jaw.
21. rate; pace: at a rapid clip.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME clippen < ON klippa to clip, cut

Related forms:
clip⋅pa⋅ble, adjective

clip

2  [klip] noun, verb, clipped, clip⋅ping.
–noun
1. a device that grips and holds tightly.
2. a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc.
3. cartridge clip.
4. an article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc.
5. a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe.
6. Also called lug. Shipbuilding. a short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces.
7. Archaic. an embrace.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
8. to grip tightly; fasten with or as if with a clip.
9. to encircle; encompass.
10. Football. to block by illegally throwing the body across a player's legs from behind.
11. Archaic. to embrace or hug.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME clippen, OE clyppan to embrace, surround; c. OFris kleppa

clipped form

 
–noun
a word formed by dropping one or more syllables from a longer word or phrase with no change in meaning, as deli from delicatessen or flu from influenza.
Also called clipped word, clipping, shortening.
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clip 1   (klĭp)   
v.   clipped, clip·ping, clips

v.   tr.

  1. To cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears: clip coupons; clipped three seconds off the record.

  2. To make shorter by cutting; trim: clip a hedge.

  3. To cut off the edge of: clip a coin.

  4. To cut short; curtail.

    1. To shorten (a word or words) by leaving out letters or syllables.

    2. To enunciate with clarity and precision: clip one's words.

  6. Informal To hit with a sharp blow: clipped me under the eye.

  7. Football To block (an opponent) illegally from the rear.

  8. Sports To hit or kick (the ball) in a certain direction.

  9. Slang To cheat, swindle, or rob.

v.   intr.

  1. To cut something.

  2. Informal To move rapidly.

n.  

  1. The act of clipping.

  2. Something clipped off, especially:

    1. The wool shorn at one shearing, as of sheep.

    2. A season's shearing.

  3. A short extract from a movie or television program.

  4. Informal A quick sharp blow: a clip on the ear.

  5. Football An illegal block from the rear.

  6. Informal A pace or rate: go at a fast clip.

  7. A single occasion; a time: could write nine pages at a clip.

  8. clips A pair of shears or clippers.


[Middle English clippen, from Old Norse klippa.]
clip 2   (klĭp)   
n.  

  1. Any of various devices for gripping or holding things together; a clasp or fastener.

  2. A piece of jewelry that fastens with a clasp or clip; a brooch.

  3. A cartridge clip.

tr.v.   clipped, clip·ping, clips

  1. To fasten with or as if with a clip; hold tightly.

  2. Archaic To embrace or encompass.


[Middle English, hook, from clippen, to clasp, embrace, from Old English clyppan.]
clipped form   (klĭpt)
n.  A word formed by dropping one or more syllables from a polysyllabic word, such as gas from gasoline or phone from telephone. Also called clipping.
clip·ping   (klĭp'ĭng)   
n.  

  1. Something cut off or out, especially an item clipped from a newspaper or magazine.

  2. See clipped form.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
clip

  1. tv.
    to cheat someone. (See also clipped; clip joint.) : That guy in there clipped me for a fiver.
  2. tv.
    to kill someone. : Frank and John had set out to clip Rocko first.
  3. n.
    a holder for a marijuana cigarette butt. (Drugs. See also roach clip.) : My clip's at home in my stash.
  4. n.
    a music video; a short film. : This next clip is something you'll all recognize.
  5. n.
    a fast rate of speed. : You were moving at a pretty good clip when you ran into the truck.
  6. tv.
    to sock someone. : Max clipped Lefty on the jaw, and Lefty drew his gun.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

clip  (2)
"fasten," O.E. clyppan "to embrace." Meaning "receptacle containing several cartridges for a repeating firearm" is from 1901. Meaning "piece of jewelry fastened by a clip" is from 1937. Also preserved in paper clip. Original sense in U.S. football clipping penalty. Clipboard is from 1907.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

clip

To detach the interest coupons from a bearer bond. These coupons must be presented to a bank, a brokerage house, or the issuer's agent in order for the holder of the bearer bond to receive interest payments.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: clip
Pronunciation: 'klip
Function: noun
: a device used to arrest bleeding from vessels or tissues during operations
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

clip (klĭp)
n.
A fastener used in surgery to hold skin or other tissue in position or to control hemorrhage.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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