clip

noun

/klɪp/

Idioms

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[countable] a short part of a film that is shown separately
- Here is a clip from her latest movie.
Extra Examples
- a clip from a Sherlock Holmes movie
- You will see in this clip how well she acts.
- The documentary began with a clip from the President's inauguration speech.
Topics Film and theatreb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- short
- film
- …
verb + clip
- see
- view
- watch
- …
preposition
- in a/the clip
- clip from
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[countable] (often in compounds) a small metal or plastic object used for holding things together or in place
- a hair clip
- toe clips on a bicycle
- She put a clip in her hair.
see also bicycle clip, Bulldog clip™, crocodile clip, paper clip
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bicycle
- hair
- nose
- …
verb + clip
- attach
- fasten
- put
- …
clip + verb
- hold something
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[countable] a piece of jewellery that fastens to your clothes
- a diamond clip
[singular] the act of cutting something to make it shorter
- He gave the hedge a clip.
[countable] (British English, informal) a quick hit with your hand
- She gave him a clip round the ear for being cheeky.
[countable] a set of bullets in a metal container that is placed in or attached to a gun for firing
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- ammo
- ammunition
- empty
- …
verb + clip
- empty
- load
- unload
- …
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Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 and noun sense 6 Old English clyppan (verb), of West Germanic origin. The noun use dates from the late 15th cent. noun senses 3 to 5 Middle English: from Old Norse klippa, probably imitative.

Idioms

at a fast, good, steady, etc. clip

(especially North American English) quickly
- Land prices will rise at a healthy clip.

clip

verb

/klɪp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they clip	/klɪp/ /klɪp/
he / she / it clips	/klɪps/ /klɪps/
past simple clipped	/klɪpt/ /klɪpt/
past participle clipped	/klɪpt/ /klɪpt/
-ing form clipping	/ˈklɪpɪŋ/ /ˈklɪpɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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[transitive, intransitive] to fasten something to something else with a clip; to be fastened with a clip
- clip something + adv./prep. He clipped the microphone (on) to his collar.
- Clip the pages together.
- + adv./prep. Do those earrings clip on?
[transitive] to cut something with scissors or shears, in order to make it shorter or neater; to remove something from somewhere by cutting it off
- clip something to clip a hedge
- clip something from something/off (something) He clipped off a length of wire.
Extra Examples
- He clipped off a piece of wire with the pliers.
- His hair had been clipped as closely as possible to the scalp.
- The trees had been clipped into formal shapes.
[transitive] to hit the edge or side of something
- clip something The car clipped the kerb as it turned.
- clip something + adv./prep. She clipped the ball into the net.
[transitive] clip something (out of/from something) to cut something out of something else using scissors
- to clip a coupon (out of the paper)

Word Originverb sense 1 Old English clyppan (verb), of West Germanic origin. The noun use dates from the late 15th cent. verb senses 2 to 4 Middle English: from Old Norse klippa, probably imitative.

Idioms

clip somebody’s wings

to limit a person’s freedom or power
- Having a new baby to take care of has clipped her wings.