clip

Nouns

  • (n) a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine,
  • (n) an instance or single occasion for some event
    • this time he succeeded
    • he called four times
    • he could do ten at a clip
    time,
  • (n) any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
  • (n) an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
  • (n) the act of clipping or snipping snip, clipping,
  • (n) a sharp slanting blow
    • he gave me a clip on the ear

Verbs

  • (v) sever or remove by pinching or snipping
    • nip off the flowers
    nip off, snip, snip off, nip,
  • (v) run at a moderately swift pace trot, jog,
  • (v) attach with a clip
    • clip the papers together
  • (v) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    • dress the plants in the garden
    prune, lop, snip, cut back, crop, trim, dress,
  • (v) 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
    curtail, cut short,

Synonyms

cartridge clip cartridge holder magazine nip off snip snip off nip time trot jog prune lop cut back crop trim dress curtail cut short clipping

Antonyms

unclip

Words of close approximity

Clio clit
CLI clv clx
clad clam clan clap claw clay clef cleg clew Clio clit clod clog clon clop clot cloy club clue clxv clxx
clip art clip artist clipboard clip-clop clip joint clip lead clip-on clipped clipper clipper ship clippety-clop clipping