clip¹ /klip/

1. To cut with shears
2. To cut off
3. To trim or cut off the hair, twigs, ends, edges, etc of
4. To cut out (a magazine article, etc)
5. To excerpt a section from (a film, etc)
6. To pare down
7. To reduce or curtail
8. To shorten (a speech sound)
9. To abbreviate (a word) esp in speech, as ‘sec’ for ‘second’
10. To punch a piece from (a ticket, etc)
11. To cheat, overcharge (informal)
12. To hit with a sharp blow

To go at a high speed, esp when this is sustained over a distance

1. An act of clipping
2. The thing removed by clipping
3. The yield of wool from a number of sheep, goats, etc
4. A sharp, stinging blow
5. A high speed
6. A piece taken from a film for separate showing

clipped or (archaic) clipt adjective

clippˈer noun

1. A person who clips
2. A clipping instrument
3. A swift mover, specif a fast sailing vessel
4. A showy spirited person or anything admired (old slang)

clippˈie noun (informal)

A woman bus or tram conductor

clippˈing noun

1. The act of clipping, esp the edges of coins
2. A small piece clipped off, a shred or paring
3. A newspaper cutting
4. An act of obtaining money by deception or cheating

1. Superb (old slang)
2. Fast in movement

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