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Definitions of clip
  1. noun
    restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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    buikriem, navelbandje
    a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon
    gesp
    fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
    druktoets, flipper, knoop
    a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
    verovering, vondst
    a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
    clausuur, gesp, knipbeugel, spang
    a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
    kikker
    a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
    deuvel, paspen
    a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
    plombeersel, tandvulling
    fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
    knoest, knoop, kwar, kwast, noest, war
    any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
    schalm
    a fastener that serves to join or connect
    slot
    a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
    nagel, spijker
    a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
    pen, pin
    a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
    schroef
    a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
    lak, zegellak
    fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
    rits, ritssluiting
    a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
    houtje, staafje
    a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable)
    inbusbout
    a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head
    bout, schroefbout
    a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
    neusriem
    the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
    krokodillebek, krokodilleklem, krokodillenbek, krokodillenklem
    a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
    mastworp, schippersknoop, schipperssteek
    a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar
    cijferslot, combinatieslot, letterslot, nummerslot, ringslot
    lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence
    splitpen
    a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart
    lipsslot
    a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate
    visserssteek
    a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring
    haarspeld, haarspeldbocht
    a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
    halfsteek
    a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double
    hoedenpen, hoedepen, knopspeld
    a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
    schoenspijker
    a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
    deurknip, klink
    catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
    deurknip, klink
    spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
    asbout, lens, luns
    pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
    hangslot
    a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
    houtje, kleerhaak, kleerhanger, knaap, knaapje, knijper, pen, pin, wasknijper, wasspeld, wervel
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
    kruiskopschroef
    a screw with a special head having crossed slots
    klinkbout, klinknagel
    heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
    sluitspeld, toespeld, veiligheidsspeld
    a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
    brochette, satestokje, satéstokje, spies, vleespen, vleespin
    a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
    schuifknoop, slipsteek, strikknoop
    a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
    spike, spikes
    a large stout nail
    agrafe, hechtkram, kram, niet, nietje, wondhaakje
    paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
    agrafe, hechtkram, kram, wondhaakje
    a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
    kopnagel, kopspijker
    a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
    duimschroef
    screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
    punaise
    a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
    wasautomaat, wasmachine
    seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage
    houtschroef, schroefnagel
    a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver
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