Synonyms of clip

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verb

1

as in to shave

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

a mother who's sad to see her little boy's curls clipped for the first time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shave
• cut
• trim
• snip
• cut back
• crop
• bob
• shear
• dock
• poll
• mow
• lop (off)
• pare
• prune
• nip
• whittle
• shorten
• stump
• pinch
• skive
• manicure
• curtail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• lengthen
• elongate

2

as in to hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hit
• punch
• slap
• knock
• smack
• bang
• slam
• clap
• strike
• swipe
• whack
• pound
• bat
• box
• crack
• tag
• nail
• flick
• belt
• kick
• tap
• clock
• rap
• hammer
• bob
• paste
• thump
• sock
• slug
• lick
• push
• bash
• shove
• chop
• jab
• swat
• zap
• clout
• poke
• bop
• whale
• bludgeon
• stab
• bump
• clobber
• bonk
• stroke
• thwack
• bust
• wallop
• smite
• slog
• cuff
• rough
• biff
• hang one on
• stamp
• bung
• beat
• maul
• pepper
• mangle
• knee
• deck
• butt
• pummel
• lash
• slash
• batter
• pommel
• pelt
• floor
• whip
• buffet
• lace
• scuff
• dump
• fell
• lambaste
• cream
• cane
• spear
• prod
• drub
• switch
• bunt
• bowl (down or over)
• club
• knock down
• jostle
• brain
• skull
• level
• bean
• sledge
• flail
• sap
• sucker punch
• flog
• cudgel
• conk
• thrash
• sledgehammer
• rabbit-punch

clip

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noun

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

an unexpectedly low branch dealt him a clip to the head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• swipe
• punch
• thump
• slap
• stroke
• hit
• pound
• thud
• whack
• knock
• lick
• poke
• bang
• smack
• spank
• hook
• beat
• slam
• belt
• cuff
• switch
• chop
• clap
• box
• sock
• rap
• lash
• hack
• bat
• stripe
• kick
• crack
• stinger
• slug
• swat
• smash
• pick
• pelt
• bop
• welt
• knee
• buffet
• bash
• dab
• bust
• plump
• clout
• swing
• biff
• fillip
• wham
• pounding
• licking
• hand
• thwack
• wallop
• beating
• haymaker
• larrup
• counter
• left
• whop
• right
• douse
• whip
• body blow
• hammering
• whipping
• sucker punch
• one-two
• counterblow
• counterstroke
• pasting
• knockdown
• roundhouse
• knockout
• counterpunch
• uppercut
• thrashing
• shiver
• rabbit punch
• sidewinder
• pummeling
• flogging
• battering
• KO
• drubbing
• cruncher
• bludgeoning
• bastinado
• cudgeling
• clobbering
• lambasting
• right-hander
• kayo
• walloping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clip

Verb

Ultimately, the film illuminates the Black American experience, providing a resonant portrait of the trials of enduring a system meant to clip its future generation’s wings. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026

At the low end, a dog washing station is a hose, a spray nozzle and somewhere to clip the leash. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Noun

Platner’s national profile grew when clips from his early town halls began circulating on social media. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

In an era when soundbites and short clips reign supreme, some of the most powerful people in the world are sitting down with Lex Fridman to have conversations of epic length. — Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026