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Definitions for Clip

[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.
[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.
[14] the act of clipping.
[15] anything clipped off, especially 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.
[22] a device that grips and holds tightly.
[23] a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc.
[24] cartridge clip.
[25] an article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc.
[26] a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe.
[27] Also called lug. Shipbuilding . a short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces.
[28] Archaic . an embrace.
[29] to grip tightly; fasten with or as if with a clip.
[30] to encircle; encompass.
[31] Football . to block by illegally throwing the body across a player's legs from behind.
[32] Archaic . to embrace or hug.
[33] (also intr) to cut, snip, or trim with or as if with scissors or shears, esp in order to shorten or remove a part
[34] British to punch (a hole) in something, esp a ticket
[35] to curtail or cut short
[36] to move a short section from (a film, etc)
[37] to shorten (a word)
[38] (intr) to trot or move rapidly, esp over a long distance a horse clipping along the road
[39] informal to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow
[40] slang to obtain (money) by deception or cheating
[41] US slang to murder; execute
[42] clip someone's wings to restrict someone's freedom to thwart someone's ambition
[43] the act or process of clipping
[44] something clipped off
[45] an extract from a film, newspaper, etc
[46] informal a sharp, often slanting, blow
[47] informal speed a rapid clip
[48] Australian and NZ the total quantity of wool shorn, as in one place, season, etc
[49] another word for clipped form
[50] any of various small implements used to hold loose articles together or to attach one article to another
[51] an article of jewellery that can be clipped onto a dress, hat, etc
[52] short for paperclip, cartridge clip
[53] the pointed flange on a horseshoe that secures it to the front part of the hoof
[54] to hold together tightly, as with a clip
[55] archaic , or dialect to embrace

Words related to Clip

trim, shave, prune, mow, snip, shear, knock, smack, whack, lower, cut, truncate, shorten, reduce, pare, crop, dock, decrease, slash, bob

Words nearby Clip

clinton, william jefferson, clintonia, clintonomics, clio, cliometrics, clip, clip art, clip bond, clip forceps, clip joint, clip on

Origin of Clip

2before 900; Middle English clippen, Old English clyppan to embrace, surround; cognate with Old Frisian kleppa

Other words from Clip

clip·pa·ble , adjective

Word origin for Clip

Old English clyppan to embrace; related to Old Frisian kleppa, Lithuanian glebiu

Synonyms for Clip

mow, prune, shave, shear, snip, trim, bob, crop, curtail, cut, decrease, dock, lower, pare, reduce, shorten, skive, slash, truncate, cut back