Definition of Clip

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

Exact synonyms: Cartridge Clip, Cartridge Holder, Magazine
Group relationships: Gun
Specialized synonyms: Pincurl Clip
Generic synonyms: Supply Chamber

2. Verb. Sever or remove by pinching or snipping. "Nip off the flowers"
Exact synonyms: Nip, Nip Off, Snip, Snip Off
Generic synonyms: Cut
Derivative terms: Clipper, Clipper, Clipping, Snip, Snip, Snipping

3. Noun. An instance or single occasion for some event. "He could do ten at a clip"
Exact synonyms: Time
Generic synonyms: Case, Example, Instance

4. Verb. Run at a moderately swift pace.
Exact synonyms: Jog, Trot
Generic synonyms: Run
Derivative terms: Jog, Jogger, Jogging, Trot, Trotter, Trotter

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

6. Verb. Attach with a clip. "Clip the papers together"
Generic synonyms: Attach
Antonyms: Unclip

7. Noun. An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress.
Generic synonyms: Jewellery, Jewelry

8. Verb. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. "They clip the trees"; "Dress the plants in the garden"
Exact synonyms: Crop, Cut Back, Dress, Lop, Prune, Snip, Trim
Generic synonyms: Thin Out
Specialized synonyms: Shear, Poll, Pollard, Pinch, Top, Disbud
Derivative terms: Clipper, Clipping, Crop, Lopper, Pruner, Pruner, Pruning, Snip, Snip, Trim, Trimmer, Trimming

9. Noun. The act of clipping or snipping.
Exact synonyms: Clipping, Snip
Generic synonyms: Cut, Cutting, Cutting Off
Specialized synonyms: Nip, Pinch
Derivative terms: Snip, Snip

10. Verb. Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent. "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
Exact synonyms: Curtail, Cut Short
Generic synonyms: Shorten
Derivative terms: Curtailment

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

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. 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

clintonias
Clintonia andrewsiana
Clintonia borealis
Clintonia uniflora
Clinton administration
clints
Clio
cliometric
cliometrician
cliometricians
cliometrics
clioquinol
Clioquinol
clioxanide
clip (current term)
clip (current term)
clip-on
clipart
cliparts
clipboard
clipboards
clipe
cliped
clipes
cliping
clippable
clipped
clipped speech
clipper
clippers

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