clip
Pronunciation: (klip), [key]
— v., n. clipped, clipped clipt, clip•ping,
—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.
- to shorten (a word or phrase) by dropping one or more syllables.
- to hit with a quick, sharp blow: He clipped him on the jaw with a sudden punch.
- to 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.
- 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.
- an instrument for clipping; shears.
- See
- clipping (def. 2).
- a quick, sharp blow: a clip on the jaw.
- rate; pace: at a rapid clip.
clip
Pronunciation: (klip), [key]
— 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
- an article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc.
- a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe.
- Also calleda short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces.
- an embrace.
—v.t., v.i.
- to grip tightly; fasten with or as if with a clip.
- to encircle; encompass.
- to block by illegally throwing the body across a player's legs from behind.
- to embrace or hug.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.