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clipping

DEFINITIONS OF: clipping

1

n the act of clipping or snipping

Synonyms:
clip, 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

n cutting down to the desired size or shape

Synonyms:
trim, trimming
Types:
pruning
the act of trimming a plant
Type of:
cut, cutting, cutting off
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

n an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

“he searched through piles of letters and clippings”
Synonyms:
cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting
Type of:
excerpt, excerption, extract, selection
a passage selected from a larger work
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