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Definition of Clip

1. Verb. Sever or remove by pinching or snipping. "Nip off the flowers"

2. Noun. A metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun.

3. Verb. Run at a moderately swift pace.

4. Noun. An instance or single occasion for some event. "He could do ten at a clip"

5. Verb. Attach with a clip. "Clip the papers together"

6. Noun. Any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together.

7. Verb. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. "They clip the trees"; "Dress the plants in the garden"

8. Noun. An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress.

9. Verb. Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent. "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

10. Noun. The act of clipping or snipping.

11. Noun. A sharp slanting blow. "He gave me a clip on the ear"

Definition of Clip

1. v. t. To embrace, hence; to encompass.

2. v. i. To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.

3. n. An embrace.

4. n. A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing, clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc.

Definition of Clip

1. Verb. To grip tightly. ¹

2. Verb. To fasten with a clip. ¹

3. Verb. (archaic) To hug, embrace. ¹

4. Verb. (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard. ¹

5. Noun. Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. ¹

6. Noun. (slang) An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace. ¹

7. Noun. (obsolete) An embrace. ¹

8. Noun. A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into a firearm to allow for rapid reloading. ¹

9. Verb. To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc. ¹

10. Verb. (dialectal informal) To strike with the hand. ¹

11. Verb. (American football) An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play. ¹

12. Verb. (computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it. ¹

13. Noun. Something which has been clipped; a small portion of a larger whole, especially an excerpt of a larger work. ¹

14. Noun. An act of clipping, such as a haircut. ¹

15. Noun. (uncountable informal) A speed or pace. ¹

16. Noun. (uncountable Geordie) The condition of something, its state. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Clip

1. to trim by cutting [v CLIPPED, CLIPT, CLIPPING, CLIPS]

Medical Definition of Clip

1. Corticotropin-like intermediate-lobe peptide. A fastener used to hold a part or thing together with another. Wound clip, a metal clasp or device for surgical approximation of skin incisions. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clip

clinozoisites clinquant clinquants clint clintonia clintonias clintonite clintonites clints cliometric

cliometrician cliometricians cliometrics clioxanide clip (current term) clip-clop clip-on clip art clip artist clip forceps

clip joint clip joints clip lead clip strip clip strips clipart cliparts clipboard clipboards

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