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.
5. a. To shorten (a word or words) by leaving out letters or syllables.
b. 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:
a. The wool shorn at one shearing, as of sheep.
b. 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, such as an earring or 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.]
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clip
(klɪp) vb (
mainly tr) ,
clips,
clipping or clipped1. (also intr) to cut, snip, or trim with or as if with scissors or shears, esp in order to shorten or remove a part
2. Brit to punch (a hole) in something, esp a ticket
3. to curtail or cut short
4. (Film) to move a short section from (a film, etc)
5. (Linguistics) to shorten (a word)
6. (intr) to trot or move rapidly, esp over a long distance: a horse clipping along the road.
7. informal to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow
8. slang to obtain (money) by deception or cheating
9. slang US to murder; execute
10. clip someone's wings a. to restrict someone's freedom
b. to thwart someone's ambition
n11. the act or process of clipping
12. something clipped off
13. an extract from a film, newspaper, etc
14. informal a sharp, often slanting, blow
15. informal speed: a rapid clip.
16. (Agriculture) Austral and NZ the total quantity of wool shorn, as in one place, season, etc
[C12: from Old Norse klippa to cut; related to Low German klippen]
ˈclippable adj
clip
(klɪp) n1. any of various small implements used to hold loose articles together or to attach one article to another
2. (Jewellery) an article of jewellery that can be clipped onto a dress, hat, etc
5. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the pointed flange on a horseshoe that secures it to the front part of the hoof
vb (
tr) ,
clips,
clipping or clipped6. to hold together tightly, as with a clip
7. archaic or dialect to embrace
[Old English clyppan to embrace; related to Old Frisian kleppa, Lithuanian glebiu]
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clip1
(klɪp)
v. clipped, clipped, clip•ping,
n. v.t. 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.
4. to pare the edge of (a coin).
5. to cut short; curtail: We clipped our visit by a week.
6. to shorten (a word or phrase) by dropping one or more syllables.
7. Informal. to hit with a quick, sharp blow.
8. Slang. to take or get money from by dishonest means; swindle.
v.i. 9. to clip or cut something.
10. to cut articles or pictures from a newspaper, magazine, etc.
11. to move swiftly: The motorcycle clipped along the road.
12. Archaic. to fly rapidly.
n. 13. the act of clipping.
14. anything clipped off, esp. the wool shorn at a single shearing of sheep.
15. the amount of wool shorn in one season.
16. clips, (used with a pl. v.) an instrument for clipping; shears.
18. Informal. a quick, sharp blow.
19. pace: at a rapid clip.
[1150–1200; Middle English clippen < Old Norse klippa to clip, cut]
clip′pa•ble, adj.
clip2
(klɪp)
n., v. clipped, clip•ping. n. 1. a device that grips and holds tightly.
2. a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc.
3. a frame holding cartridges for insertion into the magazine of a firearm.
4. an article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc.
5. Archaic. an embrace.
v.t. 6. to fasten with or as if with a clip.
7. to grip or hold tightly.
8. to encircle; encompass.
9. (in football) to block illegally by throwing one's body across a player's legs from behind.
v.i. 10. to fasten or hold with or as if with a clip (often fol. by on).
11. to clip a football player.
[before 900; Middle English clippen, Old English clyppan to embrace, surround, c. Old Frisian kleppa]
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