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Clipping

/ˈklɪpɪŋ/

To grip tightly.

📖 Definitions of "Clipping"

verb
  1. 1

    To grip tightly.

  2. 2

    To fasten with a clip.

    "Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go."

  3. 3

    To hug, embrace.

  4. 4

    To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.

verb
  1. 1

    To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.

    "Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper."

  2. 2

    To curtail; to cut short.

  3. 3

    To strike with the hand.

    "I'll clip ye round the lugs!"

  4. 4

    To hit or strike, especially in passing.

    "The car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost."

noun
  1. 1

    A piece of something removed by clipping.

    "a clipping of hair"

  2. 2

    An article clipped from a newspaper.

  3. 3

    A short form (of a word) created by removing syllables.

    "The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement"."

  4. 4

    The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.

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