clip
/klip/
Definition
Noun:
- A device for holding things together: A small object, often made of metal or plastic, used to fasten or grip items.
- A short segment from a film, video, or audio recording: A brief extract or piece of media.
- An act of cutting or trimming: The action of cutting something, especially hair, wool, or plants, to make it shorter or neater.
- A sharp blow: A quick, sharp hit.
Verb:
- To fasten or attach with a clip: To hold things together using a clip.
- To cut or trim with shears or scissors: To shorten or neaten something by cutting small pieces from it.
- To move quickly: To proceed at a brisk pace.
- To abbreviate or shorten: To reduce the length or duration of something.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- She used a paper clip to hold the documents together.
- I watched a funny clip from the new movie online.
- The sheep are ready for their annual clip.
- He gave the ball a good clip with his bat.
Verb:
- Please clip these receipts to the expense report.
- I need to clip the hedge this weekend; it's getting overgrown.
- The cyclist managed to clip along at a steady 20 miles per hour.
- The editor had to clip several minutes from the interview to fit the time slot.
Advanced Usage
- "at a clip": At one time, in one continuous period.
- He can eat a dozen cookies at a clip.
- "clip someone's wings": To restrict someone's freedom or power.
- The new regulations will clip the wings of the large corporations.
- "clip a coupon": To cut out a coupon from a publication.
- Don't forget to clip the coupon for detergent from the newspaper.
Variants and Related Words
- Clipper (n): A tool for cutting or trimming; a fast sailing ship.
- He used nail clippers.
- Clipping (n): A piece cut out of something, especially an article from a newspaper.
- She saved a clipping about her grandfather.
- Clip-on (adj): Attached by means of a clip.
- He wore clip-on sunglasses over his regular glasses.
Synonyms
- Fasten: To attach or join.
- Trim: To make neat by cutting.
- Prune: To trim by cutting away dead or overgrown parts.
- Excerpt: A short extract from a film or piece of music.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Clip out: To remove by cutting.
- She clipped out the recipe from the magazine.
- Clip off: To remove by cutting, especially a small piece.
- He clipped off the dead flower heads.
Related Idioms
- Clip joint: A nightclub or bar that charges excessively high prices.
- Be careful; that place downtown is a real clip joint.
- Go at a good clip: To proceed at a fast pace.
- The work was going at a good clip and finished early.
Noun
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a sharp slanting blow
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he gave me a clip on the ear
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the act of clipping or snipping
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an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
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any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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this time he succeeded
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he called four times
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he could do ten at a clip
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a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
Verb
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terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
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My speech was cut short
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Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
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cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
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dress the plants in the garden
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attach with a clip
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clip the papers together
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run at a moderately swift pace
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sever or remove by pinching or snipping
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nip off the flowers
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