clip (n.)

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

    [ Syn: cartridge holder , cartridge clip , magazine ]

  2. an instance or single occasion for some event; this time he succeeded; he called four times; he could do ten at a clip

    [ Syn: time ]

  3. any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

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

  5. the act of clipping or snipping

    [ Syn: clipping , snip ]

  6. a sharp slanting blow; he gave me a clip on the ear'

    clip (v.)

  1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping; nip off the flowers

    [ Syn: nip , nip off , snip , snip off ]

  2. run at a moderately swift pace

    [ Syn: trot , jog ]

  3. attach with a clip; clip the papers together'

  4. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; dress the plants in the garden

    [ Syn: snip , crop , trim , lop , dress , prune , cut back ]

  5. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; My speech was cut short; Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries

    [ Syn: curtail , cut short ]

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