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Clip

/klɪp/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Clip"

noun

1
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
"Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form."
2
An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
"He was walking at a fair clip and I was out of breath trying to keep up."
3
An embrace.
4
A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into the magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.

verb

1
To grip tightly.
2
To fasten with a clip.
"Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go."
3
To hug, embrace.
4
To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.

🔄 Synonyms of "Clip"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
trotnoun	A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.
trimnoun	(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
cropnoun	(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
curtailverb	(transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.
dressnoun	(transitive) (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
snipnoun	To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
jognoun	An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
prunenoun	(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
timenoun	(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
clippingnoun	(uncountable, linguistics) A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.
cut backverb	(transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
magazinenoun	A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
lopnoun	(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
cut shortverb	(transitive) To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
cartridge clipnoun	a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
nip offverb	sever or remove by pinching or snipping
cartridge holdernoun	a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
snip offverb	sever or remove by pinching or snipping
nipnoun	To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.

↔️ Antonyms of "Clip"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unclipverb	To release something by removing a clip.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clip"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
curtailnoun	(architecture) A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.
lopnoun	That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree.
snipnoun	The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
trimnoun	(uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
cut shortverb	(transitive) To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
cut backverb	(transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
jognoun	An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
dressnoun	(countable) (clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
trotnoun	A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.
magazinenoun	A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
nipnoun	A playful bite.
cropnoun	(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
timenoun	(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
prunenoun	The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
cartridge clipnoun	a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
cartridge holdernoun	a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
nip offverb	sever or remove by pinching or snipping
snip offverb	sever or remove by pinching or snipping
croppingnoun	(agriculture) The growing of crops.
pinchnoun	The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.