clip

verb (1)

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clipped; clipping

Definition of clip

(Entry 1 of 4)

transitive verb

1 : encompass

2a : to hold in a tight grip : clutch

b : to clasp, fasten, or secure with a clip

clip

noun (1)

Definition of clip (Entry 2 of 4)

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 : something (such as a piece of jewelry) that is worn as an ornament or fastener and that is held in position by a clip

clip

verb (2)

clipped; clipping

Definition of clip (Entry 3 of 4)

transitive verb

1a : 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) : excise entry 3

(2) : to cut items out of (a publication, such as a newspaper)

2a : 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

clip

noun (2)

Definition of clip (Entry 4 of 4)

1a clips plural, Scottish : shears

b : a 2-bladed instrument for cutting especially the nails

2 : something that is clipped: such 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 sense 1a continues at a brisk clip

6 : a single instance or occasion : time he charged $10 a clip —often used in the phrase at a cliptrained 1000 workers at a clip

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“Clip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clip?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=clip0001. Accessed 18 Feb. 2020.

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