Definition of Clip

Noun: clip  klip

1. A metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
   - cartridge holder, cartridge clip, magazine
    
2. An instance or single occasion for some event
   "he could do ten at a clip";
   - time
    
3. Any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
    
4. An article of jewellery that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
    
5. The act of clipping or snipping
   - clipping, snip
    
6. A sharp slanting blow
   "he gave me a clip on the ear"

1. Sever or remove by pinching or snipping
   "clip off the flowers";
   - nip, nip off, snip, snip off
    
2. Run at a moderately swift pace
   - trot, jog
    
3. Attach with a clip
   "clip the papers together"
    
4. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   "clip the plants in the garden";
   - snip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
    
5. Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
   "Personal freedom is clipped in many countries";
   - curtail, cut short

See also:
Clioquinol
clipboard

Anagrams containing the word clip

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