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Meaning of 'clip' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Clip [ n.]
- An embrace.
- A cutting; a shearing.
- The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.
- A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.
- An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree.
- 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.
- A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip.
2 . Clip [ v. i.]
- To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.
3 . Clip [ v. t.]
- To embrace, hence; to encompass.
- To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin.
- To curtail; to cut short.

Meaning of 'clip' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . clip [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an instance or single occasion for some event
Example in sentence:
  • he called four times;
  • he could do ten at a clip;
  • this time he succeeded
Meaning (2):
- a sharp slanting blow
Example in sentence:
  • he gave me a clip on the ear
3 . clip [ v]
Meaning (3):
- attach with a clip
Example in sentence:
  • clip the papers together
Meaning (4):
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Example in sentence:
  • dress the plants in the garden
Meaning (5):
- terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
Example in sentence:
  • My speech was cut short;
  • Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
Meaning (6):
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
Example in sentence:
  • nip off the flowers

Nearby Words:

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