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1clip

transitive verb \ˈklip\
clippedclip·ping

Definition of CLIP

2
a : to hold in a tight grip : clutch
b : to clasp, fasten, or secure with a clip

Origin of CLIP

Middle English clippen, from Old English clyppan; akin to Old High German klāftra fathom, Lithuanian globti to embrace
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with CLIP

2clip

noun

Definition of CLIP

1
: any of various devices that grip, clasp, or hook
2
: a device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles; also : a magazine from which ammunition is fed into the chamber of a firearm
3
: a piece of jewelry held in position by a clip

First Known Use of CLIP

15th century

3clip

verb
clippedclip·ping

Definition of CLIP

transitive verb
1
a : to cut or cut off with or as if with shears <clip a dog's hair> <clip an hour off traveling time>
b : to cut off the distal or outer part of
c (1) : 3excise
(2) : to cut items out of (as a newspaper)
2
a : curtail, diminish
b : to abbreviate in speech or writing
3
: hit, punch; especially : to strike in passing <the car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost>
4
: to illegally block (an opposing player) in football
5
: to take money from unfairly or dishonestly especially by overcharging <the nightclub clipped the tourist for $200>
intransitive verb
1
: to clip something
2
: to travel or pass rapidly
3
: to clip an opposing player in football

Origin of CLIP

Middle English clippen, from Old Norse klippa
First Known Use: 13th century

4clip

noun

Definition of CLIP

1
a plural Scottish : shears
b : a 2-bladed instrument for cutting especially the nails
2
: something that is clipped: as
a : the product of a single shearing (as of sheep)
b : a crop of wool of a sheep, a flock, or a region
c : a section of filmed, videotaped, or recorded material
d : a clipping especially from a newspaper
3
: an act of clipping
4
: a sharp blow
5
: rate 4a <continues at a brisk clip>
6
: a single instance or occasion : time <he charged $10 a clip> —often used in the phrase at a clip <trained 1000 workers at a clip>

First Known Use of CLIP

15th century

clip

noun \ˈklip\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CLIP

: a device used to arrest bleeding from vessels or tissues during operations

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