1clip1 (klɪp
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: 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
- British 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)
- (intr) to trot or move rapidly, esp over a long distance ⇒
a horse clipping along the road
- informal to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow
- slang to obtain (money) by deception or cheating
- US slang to murder; execute
- See clip someone's wings
noun
- the act or process of clipping
- something clipped off
- an extract from a film, newspaper, etc
- informal a sharp, often slanting, blow
- informal speed ⇒
a rapid clip
- Australian New Zealand the total quantity of wool shorn, as in one place, season, etc
- another word for clipped form
Alternative Forms
ˈclippable adjectiveWord Origin
C12: from Old Norse klippa to cut; related to Low German klippen2clip2 (klɪp)
Definitions
noun
- any of various small implements used to hold loose articles together or to attach one article to another
- an article of jewellery that can be clipped onto a dress, hat, etc
- short for paperclip , cartridge clip
- the pointed flange on a horseshoe that secures it to the front part of the hoof
verb
Word forms: clips, clipping, clipped
(tr) - to hold together tightly, as with a clip
- archaic or dialect to embrace
Word Origin
Old English clyppan to embrace; related to Old Frisian kleppa, Lithuanian glebiuTranslations
- British English:
clip
A clip is a small metal or plastic device that is used for holding things together.She took the clip out of her hair.klɪp NOUN She took the clip out of her hair.
- Spanish:
clip
nm
- French:
trombone
nm
- German:
Klammer
nf
- Chinese: 夹子 n
- Arabic: مِشْبَك n
- Portuguese: clipe nm
- Russian: скрепка nf
- Croatian: kvačica nf
- Czech: stříhání nnt
- Danish: clips nutr
- Dutch: clip nm
- Finnish: liitin n
- Greek: συνδετήρας nm
- Italian: graffetta nf
- Japanese: 刈り込み n
- Korean: 클립 n
- Norwegian: klemme nm
- Polish: przypinać v przypiąć
- Brazilian Portuguese: clipe nm
- European Spanish:
clip
nm
- Swedish: klämma nutr
- Thai: การหนีบติดกัน n
- Turkish: klips n
- Vietnamese: cái ghim n
Usage examples
He riffled through them and extracted a bundle fastened with a paper clip.
, KICK BACK (2002)See our exclusive Life Aquatic clip including behind-the-scenes cast interviews.
Maxim (2005)Even if the economy is expanding at a faster clip than anyone realizes, a small rate cut won't hurt, he said.
canada.com (2004)PART of Gerrard's job in the final will be to clip Pires's wings -it is going to be vital who comes out on top.
Sun, News of the World (2001)Instinctively Marshman felt across his chest, searching for the clip of his safety harness.
, FATAL STORM (2001)