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Clips
/klɪps/
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
📖 Definitions of "Clips"
- 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.
- 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.
- 1
Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:
- 2
An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
"I went into the salon to get a clip."
- 3
The condition of something, its state.
"Deeky the clip of that aad wife ower thor!"
- 4
A blow with the hand (often in the set phrase clip round the ear)
"Give him a clip round the ear!"
- 1
To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
"Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper."
- 2
To curtail; to cut short.
- 3
To strike with the hand.
"I'll clip ye round the lugs!"
- 4
To hit or strike, especially in passing.
"The car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clips"
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| 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 |
| abstractsnoun | An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. |
| attachmentsnoun | A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something. |
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