clip 1 (kl p)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 (klp) 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.] |
clip 1
Verb
[clipping, clipped]
1. to cut or trim with scissors or shears
2. to remove a short section from (a film or newspaper)
3. Brit & Austral to punch a hole in (something, esp. a ticket)
4. Informal to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow
5. to shorten (a word)
6. Slang to obtain (money) by cheating
Noun
1. the act of clipping
2. a short extract from a film
3. something that has been clipped
4. Informal a sharp, often slanting, blow: a clip on the ear
5. Informal speed: proceeding at a smart clip
6. Austral & NZ the total quantity of wool shorn, as in one place or season [Old Norse klippa to cut]
clip 2
Noun
1. a device for attaching or holding things together
2. an article of jewellery that can be clipped onto a dress or hat
3. short for paperclip or cartridge clip
Verb
[clipping, clipped]
to attach or hold together with a clip [Old English clyppan to embrace]
Clip something that clips or clasps things together, hence, the group of items so clipped; a springholder for letters or papers—Wilkes.
Example: clip of papers [modern].
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | clip - a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) pincurl clip - a variety of clip for holding pin curls supply chamber - a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed |
| 2. | clip - an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" | |
| 3. | clip - any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together bicycle clip, trouser clip - a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain alligator clip, bulldog clip - a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place hair slide - a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place gem clip, paper clip, paperclip - a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" | |
| 4. | clip - an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress | |
| 5. | clip - the act of clipping or snipping cutting off, cutting, cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" | |
| 6. | clip - a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear" blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" | |
| Verb | 1. | clip - sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" |
| 2. |  clip - run at a moderately swift pace run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store" | |
| 3. | clip - attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" attach - cause to be attached unclip - remove the clip from | |
| 4. |  clip - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants" shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges" disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers | |
| 5. | clip - terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" |
clip 1
verb 2. (Informal) smack, strike, box, knock, punch, belt (informal) thump, clout (informal) cuff, whack, wallop (informal) skelp (dialect)
noun 3. (Informal) smack, strike, box, knock, punch, belt (informal) thump, clout (informal) cuff, whack, wallop (informal) skelp (dialect)
clip 2
Translations
clip [klɪp] n (for hair) → barrette f;
(also: paper clip) → trombone m;
(Brit) (also: bulldog clip) → pince f de bureau (= holding hose etc); collier m or bague f (métallique) de serrage;
(TV, Cinema) → clip m
clip [klɪp] n (also: paper clip) → Büroklammer f;
(Brit) (also: bulldog clip) → Klammer f;
(holding wire, hose etc) → Klemme f;
(for hair) → Spange f;
(TV, Cine) → Ausschnitt m
vt → festklemmen;
(also: clip together) → zusammenheften;
(cut) → schneiden
clip [klɪp] n (for hair) → forcina;
(also: paper clip) → graffetta;
(BRIT) (also: bulldog clip) → fermafogli m inv;
v clip [klip]
1 to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped. knip يَقُصُّ، يَجُزُّ الصّوف остригвам (o)stříhat klippe scheren, stutzen κουρεύω cortar pügama چیدن؛ کوتاه کردن leikata, keritä couper; tondre לִגזוֹז कतरना stisnuti, pričvrstiti (meg)nyír menggunting klippa; rÿja tagliare; tosare 刈り込む 가지·털 등을 자르다 kirpti cirpt; apgriezt potong knippen, scheren, snoeien klippe, stusse, slå (plenen) strzyc cortar a tunde; a tăia подрезать (o)strihať striči strigati klippa ตัดออก kırpmak, kırkmak 剪 стригти; обрізати کاٹنا cắt xén 剪
2 to strike sharply She clipped him over the ear. oorveeg gee يَضْرِبُ، يَلْطُمُ цапвам stříhnout jednu ramme schlagen χτύπημα dar un cachete laksama تند و محکم زدن sivaltaa frapper לְהַכּוֹת जोर से मारना stisnuti behúz vkinek löðrunga, slá colpire なぐる 후려갈기다 sukirsti iepļaukāt; iebelzt tumbuk een mep geven slå, gi en ørefik wyrżnąć bater a plesni ударить dať zaucho udariti udariti klippa till ตบ vurmak, tokadı patlatmak 痛打 стискувати; міцно обхоплювати سکتی سے چوٹ لگانا đánh 痛打
n
1 an act of clipping. knip ضَرْب، لَطْم стригане stříhání klipning; rammen die Schur tijeretada pügamine برش؛ کوتاه سازی leikkaaminen taille, tonte קִצוּץ छंटाई kljaštrenje, obrezivanje nyírás pengguntingan klipping taglio; tosatura 刈り込み 깎기 kirpimas cirpšana memotong het knippen klipp(ing) strzyżenie corte tundere; tăiere стрижка strihanie striženje striganje klippning การตัด kırpma, kırkma 剪 стрижка کاٹنے کا عمل sự xén, hớt lông cừu 剪
2 a sharp blow a clip on the ear. oorveeg gee ضَرْبَهن لَطْمَه цапване pohlavek lussing der Klaps χτύπημα cachete laksak سیلی؛ ضربه سریع sivallus taloche מַכָּה प्रहार štipalo, klipsa ütés pukulan löðrungur; högg scappellotto 強打 강타 smūgis belziens menumbuk oorvijg smekk, lusing, ørefik kuksaniec bofetada palmă затрещина facka udarec udarac slag, smäll การเป่า tokat 猛擊 ляпас تھپڑ ، چوٹ cú nện mạnh 猛击
3 a short piece of film a video clip. klip, uitknipsel قُصاصَه من فيلم откъс (video)klip klip der Klip απόκομμα κινηματογραφικής ταινίας, φιλμ fragmento klipp قطعه فیلم extrait קְלִיפ בְּסִרטוֹן अंश filmski insert (video)klip video klip inserto filmato*, clip （テレビ・映画の）短い抜粋 (영화 필름의) 커트된 장면 filmukas klips sedutan clip, videoclip filmklipp/-stykke urywek клип klip, krátky záber (z filmu) klip isečak []klipp ภาพยนตร์สั้น kısa parça (影片)片斷 кліп فلم کا ایک حصہ đoạn phim （影片）片断
n clipper
1 (in plural) a tool for clipping hedge-clippers; nail-clippers. knipper مِقراض ножица nůžky klipper das Schneidegerät ψαλίδα, κόπτης (πληθ.) tijeras de podar; cortaúñas käärid ابزار چیدن؛ قیچی leikkuri, sakset tondeuse גוֹזֵז कतरनी aparat za šišanje nyírógép pemotong klippur forbici はさみ 깎는 기구 žirklės dzirkles; knaibles penggunting kniptang -saks, klippemaskin, (negle)klipper nożyce tesoura foarfece садовые ножницы;кусачки nožnice škarje makaze sax, klippmaskin เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการตัด makas 剪刀 машинка для стрижки کاٹنے کا اوزار kéo; tông đơ 大剪刀
2 a type of fast sailing-ship. klipper سَفينَه شِراعِيَّه سَريعَه мор. клипер plachetnice (rychlá) klipper der Schnellsegler μεγάλο ιστιοφόρο clíper klipper کشتی بادبانی باریک و تندرو klipperi clipper מִפרָשִׂית מִהירָה द्रुतगामी जहाज kliper vitorlás hajó kapal layar cepatp seglskip clipper 快速帆船 쾌속 범선 kliperis kliperis kapal layar klipper klipper kliper clíper clipper клипер clipper hitra jadrnica kliper klipper ชนิดของเรือเร็ว hızlı yelkenli; sürat teknesi 快速帆船 кліпер تیز بادبانی جہاز thuyền cao tốc 快速帆船
n clipping
a thing clipped off or out of something, especially a newspaper She collects clippings about the royal family. knipsels قٌصاصه изрезка výstřižek (z novin) udklip der Zeitungsausschnitt απόκομμα recorte (ajalehe)väljalõige بریده lehtileike coupure (de presse) תַגזִיר करतन, कटाई striženje, obrezivanje kivágat guntingan, kliping úrklippa ritaglio 切り抜き (신문 등에서) 오려낸 것 iškarpa (avīzes) izgriezums keratan knipsel (avis)utklipp, avklipp, stump(er), stykk(er) wycinek recorte (газетная) вырезка výstrižok izrezek isečak []klipp การเล็มออก kırpıntı, kupür 剪輯 вирізка ایک چھوٹا جزو mảnh nhỏ được cắt ra 剪辑
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