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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clip•ping /ˈklɪpɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the act of a person or thing that clips.
- a piece of something that has been clipped:lawn clippings.
- Journalisman article, etc., clipped from a newspaper or magazine:clippings for apartments for rent.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clip•ping (klip′ing),USA pronunciation n. - the act of a person or thing that clips.
- Journalisma piece clipped off or out, esp. an article, advertisement, etc., clipped from a newspaper or magazine.
- Oceanography, LinguisticsSee clipped form.
adj. - serving or tending to clip.
- Informal Termsswift:a clipping pace.
- Middle English. See clip1, -ing2, -ing1 1300–50
clip′ping•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clipping /ˈklɪpɪŋ/ n - something cut out or trimmed off, esp an article from a newspaper; cutting
- the distortion of an audio or visual signal in which the tops of peaks with a high amplitude are cut off, caused by, for example, overloading of amplifier circuits
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clip1 /klɪp/USA pronunciation v., clipped, clipped or clipt/klɪpt/USA pronunciation clip•ping, n. v. - [~ + object] to cut off or out, as with scissors;
to trim or give shape to something: to clip a rose from a bush; to clip a hedge. - [~ + object] to cut short;
curtail: We clipped our visit by a week. - [~ + object] Informal. to hit with a quick, sharp blow: He clipped me on the jaw.
- [no object] to move swiftly: The motorcycle clipped along the highway.
n. [countable] - the act of clipping;
something clipped off. - Cinema film clip.
- Informal TermsInformal. clipping (def. 2).
- Informal TermsInformal. a quick, sharp blow:a clip to the jaw.
- [usually: singular] rate;
pace: moving at a rapid clip. clip2 /klɪp/USA pronunciation n., v., clipped, clip•ping. n. [countable] - a device that grips tightly, esp. a clasp for holding together papers, etc.
- a frame holding cartridges to be put into the magazine of a gun:an ammunition clip.
- Jewelryan article of jewelry clipped onto clothing, etc.:She wore a diamond clip on her blouse.
v. - to fasten with or as if with a clip: [~ + on]This earring clips on to the ear.[~ + object]The secretary clipped the reports together.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clip1 (klip),USA pronunciation v., clipped, clipped or clipt, clip•ping, n. v.t. - to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears:to clip a rose from a bush.
- to trim by cutting:to clip a hedge.
- to cut or trim the hair or fleece of;
shear:to clip a poodle. - to pare the edge of (a coin). Cf. sweat (def. 22).
- to cut short;
curtail:We clipped our visit by a week to return home earlier. - to pronounce rapidly, with precise articulation and with omission of certain sounds, as of unstressed vowels:an annoying habit of clipping his words.
- Oceanography, Linguisticsto shorten (a word or phrase) by dropping one or more syllables.
- [Informal.]to hit with a quick, sharp blow:He clipped him on the jaw with a sudden punch.
- Slang Termsto take or get money from by dishonest means;
swindle; rook. v.i. - to clip or cut something.
- to cut articles or pictures from a newspaper, magazine, etc.
- to move swiftly:He clipped along the highway on his motorcycle.
- [Archaic.]to fly rapidly.
n. - the act of clipping.
- anything clipped off, esp. the wool shorn at a single shearing of sheep.
- the amount of wool shorn in one season.
- clips, (used with a pl. v.) an instrument for clipping;
shears. - CinemaSee film clip.
- Informal Termsclipping (def. 2).
- Informal Termsa quick, sharp blow:a clip on the jaw.
- rate;
pace:at a rapid clip.
- Old Norse klippa to clip, cut
- Middle English clippen 1150–1200
clip′pa•ble, adj. clip2 (klip),USA pronunciation n., v., clipped, clip•ping. n. - a device that grips and holds tightly.
- a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc.
- See cartridge clip.
- Jewelryan article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc.
- a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe.
- Nautical, Naval TermsAlso called lug. [Shipbuilding.]a short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces.
- [Archaic.]an embrace.
v.t., v.i. - to grip tightly;
fasten with or as if with a clip. - to encircle;
encompass. - Sport[Football.]to block by illegally throwing the body across a player's legs from behind.
- [Archaic.]to embrace or hug.
- bef. 900; Middle English clippen, Old English clyppan to embrace, surround; cognate with Old Frisian kleppa
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clip /klɪp/ vb (clips, clipping, clipped)(mainly tr)- (also intr) to cut, snip, or trim with or as if with scissors or shears, esp in order to shorten or remove a part
- Brit to punch (a hole) in something, esp a ticket
- to curtail or cut short
- to move a short section from (a film, etc)
- to shorten (a word)
- informal to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow
- slang to obtain (money) by deception or cheating
- US slang to murder; execute
n - the act or process of clipping
- something clipped off
- informal a sharp, often slanting, blow
- informal speed: a rapid clip
- Austral NZ the total quantity of wool shorn, as in one place, season, etc
- another word for clipped form
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old Norse klippa to cut; related to Low German klippen clip /klɪp/ n - any of various small implements used to hold loose articles together or to attach one article to another
- short for paperclip, cartridge clip
vb (clips, clipping, clipped)(transitive)- to hold together tightly, as with a clip
Etymology: Old English clyppan to embrace; related to Old Frisian kleppa, Lithuanian glebiu |