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noun | verb clipclip1 /klɪp/ ●●○ S3 noun ETYMOLOGYclip1Origin: (1,3,8) 1400-1500 ➔ CLIP2(1) (2,4-7) 1800-1900 ➔ CLIP2(2) THESAURUSbook/tv etc.► part a piece of a book, story, television series, play, etc.: The book was adapted for TV in six parts. ► section one of the main separate parts of a piece of writing or speech: The test has two sections: true/false questions and multiple choice. ► chapter one of many separate parts that a book is divided into: I’ve read the first two chapters of the novel. ► scene a short part of a play or movie, during which the events happen in the same place: The opening scene of the play is inside a New York apartment. ► episode a television show that is one of a series of shows that tells a story, usually shown over a period of weeks or months: There is a special two-hour episode of the show on tonight. ► excerpt a short part that you take from a longer piece of writing, often used as an example of something: The author read an excerpt from her book during the lecture. ► passage a short piece of writing, that is taken from a longer piece, and is often used as an example of something. Used especially about famous works of literature: The book includes passages from the Bible, the Koran, and other holy books. ► clip a short part of a movie or other recording that is used in another movie or television program: During the interview, they showed several clips from Harrison Ford’s old movies. ► segment one part that a movie, television show, or radio show divides into: The first segment gives some of the history of the city. 1FOR FASTENING [countable] a small metal or plastic object that holds or fastens things together: a paper clip Fasten the microphone clip to your shirt.2MOVIE [countable] a short part of a movie or television program that is shown by itself, especially as an advertisement: clips from Mel Gibson’s new movie► see thesaurus at part13GUN [countable] a container for bullets which passes them rapidly into the gun so that they can be fired4at a good/rapid/fast etc. clip quickly: The car was going at a pretty good clip when it hit the tree.550 cents/$100 etc. a clip informal if things cost 50 cents, $100, etc. a clip, they cost that amount of money each noun | verb clipclip2 ●●○ verb (clipped, clipping) ETYMOLOGYclip2Origin: (1) Old English clyppan to hold tight, hug (2-9) 1200-1300 Old Norse klippa VERB TABLEclip |
| Present | I, you, we, they | clip | | he, she, it | clips | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | clipped | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have clipped | | he, she, it | has clipped | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had clipped | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will clip | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have clipped |
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| Present | I | am clipping | | he, she, it | is clipping | | you, we, they | are clipping | | Past | I, he, she, it | was clipping | | you, we, they | were clipping | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been clipping | | he, she, it | has been clipping | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been clipping | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be clipping | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been clipping |
THESAURUSattach something to something► fasten to attach something firmly to another object or surface: A hook is fastened to the ceiling of the warehouse. ► join to make things connected so they will not separate: Join the two copper wires together by twisting them. ► attach to join something firmly to another object or surface: A long lens was attached to the camera. ► secure formal to fasten or hold something tightly in a particular position: “Please fasten your seat belt and secure all loose objects,” said the flight attendant. ► glue to join things together using glue: Glue the two pieces of wood together in the shape of an X. ► tape to fasten or attach something using tape: I taped the note to the front door. ► staple to join papers together or attach one paper to another using staples (=small pieces of bent wire that go through paper): Staple the papers together and put them in the envelope. ► clip to join things together using a clip (=a small object that goes over paper to hold it together): Susan clipped the newspaper articles together and put them in a drawer. 1FASTEN [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive] to fasten something together or to be fastened together using a clip: clip something to/onto/together etc. She’d clipped a business card to her letter.clip on/to etc. The keys just clip onto your belt, like this.► see thesaurus at fasten2CUT [transitive] to cut small amounts of something in order to make it neater: Clip some of the bottom branches from the Christmas tree.3CUT FROM NEWSPAPER [transitive] to cut an article or picture from a newspaper, magazine, etc.: clip something out of/from something a cartoon clipped from the paper4HIT [transitive] to hit something quickly at an angle, often by accident: A truck swerved and clipped a parked car.5REDUCE [transitive] written to slightly reduce an amount, quantity, etc.: clip something off/from something Lewis clipped a second off the world record.6clip somebody’s wings to restrict someone’s freedom, activities, or power → see also clipped |