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What's The Definition Of Clip? [n] a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear" [n] the act of clipping or snipping [n] a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun [n] any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together [n] an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress [n] an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" [v] 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" [v] cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of"dress the plants in the garden" [v] attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [v] sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [v] run at a moderately swift pace Synonyms \| Synonyms for Clip: cartridge clip \| cartridge holder \| clipping \| crop \| curtail \| cut back \| cut short \| dress \| jog \| lop \| magazine \| nip \| nip off \| prune \| snip \| snip \| snip off \| time \| trim \| trot Related Terms \| Find terms related to Clip: abbreviate \| abridge \| abscind \| abstract \| adhere to \| amputate \| annihilate \| articulate \| attach \| ball the jack \| ban \| bang \| bar \| barrel \| bash \| bat \| batten \| batten down \| bear \| beating \| belt \| biff \| bilk \| bit \| bite \| bleed \| bleed white \| blow \| bob \| boil down \| bolt \| bonk \| boom \| bosom \| bowl along \| box \| breeze \| breeze along \| broach \| brush \| buckle \| butt \| button \| capsulize \| career \| cheat \| cherish \| chip \| chop \| chunk \| clap \| clasp \| cleat \| cleave to \| clench \| clinch \| cling \| cling to \| clipping \| clobber \| clout \| clump \| clutch \| coldcock \| collop \| compress \| condense \| contract \| crack \| crop \| crumb \| cuff \| cull \| curtail \| cut \| cut along \| cut away \| cut back \| cut down \| cut off \| cut off short \| cut out \| cut short \| cutting \| dash \| deal \| deal a blow \| deck \| dig \| diminish \| dint \| dock \| dollop \| dovetail \| drub \| drubbing \| drumming \| elide \| eliminate \| embosom \| embrace \| end \| enfold \| entertain \| enucleate \| epitomize \| eradicate \| except \| excerpt \| excise \| exclude \| exploit \| extinguish \| extirpate \| extract \| fasten \| fastener \| fetch \| fetch a blow \| fix \| fleece \| fleet \| flit \| fly \| fly low \| fondle \| foot \| foreshorten \| foster \| fragment \| freeze to \| fusillade \| gait \| go fast \| gob \| gobbet \| gouge \| grapple \| grasp \| grip \| gripe \| hang on \| hang on to \| harbor \| hasp \| have \| have and hold \| highball \| hinge \| hit \| hit a clip \| hitch \| hold \| hold fast \| hold on \| hold on to \| hold tight \| hold up \| hook \| hug \| hunk \| interval \| isolate \| jab \| jam \| joint \| keep \| keep hold of \| knock \| knock cold \| knock down \| knock off \| knock out \| latch \| let have it \| lick \| lock \| lop \| lower \| lump \| make knots \| mark down \| miter \| modicum \| moiety \| morsel \| mortise \| mow \| mutilate \| nail \| never let go \| nip \| nurse \| nurture \| outstrip the wind \| overcharge \| overprice \| overtax \| pace \| pare \| paring \| part \| particle \| paste \| peel \| peg \| pelt \| pick out \| piece \| pin \| plunk \| poke \| poll \| pollard \| portion \| pound \| pour it on \| press \| profiteer \| progress \| prune \| punch \| rabbet \| rap \| rasher \| rate \| reap \| recap \| recapitulate \| reduce \| retrench \| rip \| rivet \| rook \| root out \| rule out \| scarf \| scoop \| scorch \| scrap \| screw \| section \| segment \| set apart \| set aside \| sew \| shard \| shave \| shaving \| shear \| shiver \| shorten \| shred \| sizzle \| skewer \| skim \| skin \| skive \| slam \| slash \| slice \| sliver \| slog \| slug \| smack \| smash \| smite \| smithereen \| snack \| snap \| snatch \| snip \| snippet \| snub \| soak \| sock \| speed \| splinter \| squeeze \| stamp out \| staple \| step \| stick \| stick to \| sting \| stitch \| storm along \| stride \| strike \| strike at \| strike off \| strip \| strip off \| stroke \| stump \| stunt \| sum up \| summarize \| surcharge \| swat \| sweep \| swindle \| swing \| swipe \| synopsize \| tack \| take in \| take off \| take out \| tatter \| tattoo \| tear \| tear along \| telescope \| thump \| thunder along \| thwack \| toggle \| travel \| tread \| treasure \| treasure up \| trim \| truncate \| victimize \| wallop \| wedge \| whack \| wham \| whisk \| whiz \| whop \| wipe out \| yerk \| zing \| zip \| zipper \| zoom See Also \| alligator clip \| attach \| bicycle clip \| blow \| bulldog clip \| case \| cut \| cut \| cutting \| cutting off \| disbud \| example \| fastener \| fastening \| fixing \| gem clip \| gun \| hair slide \| holdfast \| instance \| jewellery \| jewelry \| paper clip \| paperclip \| pinch \| pincurl clip \| poll \| pollard \| run \| shear \| shorten \| supply chamber \| thin out \| top \| trouser clip Clip In Webster's Dictionary \Clip\ (kl[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clipped} (kl[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clipping}.] [OE. cluppen, clippen, to embrace, AS. clyran to embrace, clasp; cf. OHG. kluft tongs, shears, Icel, kl[=y]pa to pinch, squeeze, also OE. clippen to cut, shear, Dan. klippe to clip, cut, SW. & Icel. klippa.] 1. To embrace, hence; to encompass. O . . . that Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee about, Would bear thee from the knowledge of thyself. --Shak. 2. To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin. Sentenced to have his ears clipped. --Macaulay. 3. To curtail; to cut short. All my reports go with the modest truth; No more nor clipped, but so. --Shak. In London they clip their words after one manner about the court, another in the city, and a third in the suburbs. --Swift. \Clip\ (kl[i^]p), v. i. To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it. Straight flies as chek, and clips it down the wind. --Dryden. \Clip\, n. 1. An embrace. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. A cutting; a shearing. 3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool. 4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. 5. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. --Knight. 6. (Far.) A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also {toe clip} and {beak}. --Youatt. 7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. [Colloq. U. S.] \Clip\, n. 1. (Mach.) A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing, clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc. 2. (Angling) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 3. A rapid gait. ``A three-minute clip.'' --Kipling.

Clip Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Clip?

[n] a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
[n] the act of clipping or snipping
[n] a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
[n] any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
[n] an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
[n] an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
[v] 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"
[v] cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of"dress the plants in the garden"
[v] attach with a clip; "clip the papers together"
[v] sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"
[v] run at a moderately swift pace

Clip In Webster's Dictionary

\Clip\ (kl[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clipped} (kl[i^]pt);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Clipping}.] [OE. cluppen, clippen, to
embrace, AS. clyran to embrace, clasp; cf. OHG. kluft tongs,
shears, Icel, kl[=y]pa to pinch, squeeze, also OE. clippen to
cut, shear, Dan. klippe to clip, cut, SW. & Icel. klippa.]
1. To embrace, hence; to encompass.

         O . . . that Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee
         about, Would bear thee from the knowledge of
         thyself.                              --Shak.

2. To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the
   hair; to clip coin.

         Sentenced to have his ears clipped.   --Macaulay.

3. To curtail; to cut short.

         All my reports go with the modest truth; No more nor
         clipped, but so.                      --Shak.

         In London they clip their words after one manner
         about the court, another in the city, and a third in
         the suburbs.                          --Swift.


\Clip\ (kl[i^]p), v. i.
To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.

      Straight flies as chek, and clips it down the wind.
                                               --Dryden.


\Clip\, n.
1. An embrace. --Sir P. Sidney.

2. A cutting; a shearing.

3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop
   of wool.

4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.

5. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron
   strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. --Knight.

6. (Far.) A projecting flange on the upper edge of a
   horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of
   the hoof; -- called also {toe clip} and {beak}. --Youatt.

7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip.
   [Colloq. U. S.]


\Clip\, n.
1. (Mach.) A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing,
   clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc.

2. (Angling) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in
   salmon fishing. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

3. A rapid gait. ``A three-minute clip.'' --Kipling.

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