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   Clip

   /klip/

   

   verb

   • 1. cut short or trim (hair, wool, nails, or vegetation) with shears or scissors: "clipping the hedge" Similar trimcutcut short/shortersnippruneshortencropshearshavepareloppollardmowneatenshapetidy upeven up
   • ▪ trim or remove the hair or wool of (an animal): "how to clip your horse"
   • ▪ cut off a thing or part of a thing with shears or scissors: "he clipped off a piece of wire"
   • ▪ cut (a section) from a newspaper or magazine: "a photograph clipped from a magazine" Similar removecut outsnip outdetachextracttear out
   • ▪ pare the edge of (a coin), especially illicitly: "they clipped the edges of gold coins and melted the clippings down"
   • ▪ process (an image) so as to remove the parts outside a certain area: "once the video image is captured, it can be panned, clipped, and zoomed"
   • ▪ truncate the amplitude of (a signal) above or below predetermined levels: "once the amplifier has boosted the signal it is clipped to provide a digital pulse"
   • 2. strike briskly or with a glancing blow: British "the steamroller clipped some parked cars" Similar hitstrikemake contact withtouchbrushgrazeglance offtaprun intobang intocrack into/againsthitstrikecuffsmackslapthumppunchknockrapbox someone's earsinformal:cloutwhackwallopbeltclobberbopbiffsockskelp
   • 3. swindle or rob (someone): informal North American "in all the years he ran the place, he was clipped only three times"
   • 4. move quickly in a specified direction: informal US "we clip down the track"

   noun

   • 1. an act of clipping or trimming something: "I gave him a full clip" Similar cuttrimcrophaircutshorteningshearshearingpruning
   • ▪ the quantity of wool clipped from a sheep or flock: "a local agent will arrange for the clip to be sold at auction"
   • 2. a short sequence taken from a movie or broadcast: "clips from earlier shows" Similar extractexcerptsnippetselectioncuttingfragmentscenemomenttrailer
   • 3. a quick or glancing blow: informal British "you need a clip on the jaw" Similar smackcuffslapthumppunchboxknockrapinformal:cloutwhackwallopbeltclobberingbopbiffsock
   • 4. a specified speed or rate of movement, especially when rapid: informal "we crossed the dance floor at a fast clip" Similar speedratepacevelocitytempomomentuminformal:lickfair old rate

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse klippa, probably imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. clippable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › americanclip noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   used to talk about how much each one of an item costs The tickets are going for $5 a clip. quickly Land prices will rise at a healthy clip. Definition of clip noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishclip verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   to limit a person’s freedom or power. Having a new baby to take care of has clipped her wings. Definition of clip verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. www.wordreference.com › definition › clipclip - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   v.t. 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). Cf. sweat (def. 22). to cut short; curtail: We clipped our visit by a week to return home earlier.

5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › clipclip - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Apr 13, 2024 · A section of video taken from a film, broadcast, or other longer video . The morning news today played a clip of last night's debate. The 100th episode of Seinfeld consisted of clips from previous episodes. A short piece of audio (shortened version of audio clip, or alternatively clipping of audio ).

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-american-english › clipclip | definition in the Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   Definition of clip in Essential American English Dictionary. clip. noun. us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / klɪp/ a small metal object used for holding things together: a paper clip. a short part of a film: They showed clips from his new movie. a short video recording that you can see on a website:

7. www.wordsmyth.netclip | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English language ...

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   clip 1: to cut off, cut out, or trim, as by scissors or trimmers. [11 definitions] clip 2: a device that holds, grasps, or fastens, as a paper clip or hair clip. [5 definitions]

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-british-english › clipCLIP | English meaning - Cambridge Essential British

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   a small metal object used for holding things together: a paper clip. a short part of a film: They showed clips from his new movie. a short video recording that you can see on a website: The site has thousands of TV and movie clips. clip. verb. uk / klɪp/ clipping | clipped. to fix things together with a clip: Clip the microphone to your jacket.