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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: clip

1
 nv
any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
attach with a clip
2
 vn
sever or remove by pinching or snipping
the act of clipping or snipping
3
 nv
an instance or single occasion for some event
run at a moderately swift pace
4
 n
a sharp slanting blow
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: clip
1

n any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

Types:
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bicycle clip, trouser clip
a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain
alligator clip, bulldog clip
a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
hair slide
a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place
gem clip, paper clip, paperclip
a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
Type of:
fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

n an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress

Type of:
jewellery, jewelry
an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

n a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

Synonyms:
cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine
Types:
pincurl clip
a variety of clip for holding pin curls
Type of:
supply chamber
a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed

v attach with a clip

“clip the papers together”
Antonyms:
unclip
remove the clip from
Type of:
attach
cause to be attached
2

v sever or remove by pinching or snipping

Synonyms:
nip, nip off, snip, snip off
Type of:
cut
separate with or as if with an instrument

v cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Synonyms:
crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim
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shear
cut with shears
poll, pollard
convert into a pollard
pinch, top
cut the top off
disbud
thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
tail
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
Type of:
thin out
make sparse

v terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

Synonyms:
curtail, cut short
Type of:
shorten
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

n the act of clipping or snipping

Synonyms:
clipping, snip
Types:
nip, pinch
a small sharp bite or snip
Type of:
cut, cutting, cutting off
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
3

n an instance or single occasion for some event

“he could do ten at a clip”
Synonyms:
time
Type of:
case, example, instance
an occurrence of something

v run at a moderately swift pace

Synonyms:
jog, trot
Type of:
run
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
4

n a sharp slanting blow

“he gave me a clip on the ear”
Type of:
blow
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
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