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clio |
clione |
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clip
| clip art
| clip artist
| clip joint
| clip lead
| clip-clop
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clip
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun clip has 6 senses
- clip(n = noun.artifact) cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine - a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun; Array is a part of gun
- clip(n = noun.event) time - an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" is a kind of case, example, instance
- clip(n = noun.artifact) Array - any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together; Array has particulars: bicycle clip, trouser clip, alligator clip, bulldog clip, hair slide, gem clip, paper clip, paperclip
- clip(n = noun.artifact) Array - an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress; Array is a kind of jewellery, jewelry
- clip(n = noun.act) clipping, snip - the act of clipping or snipping; Array is a kind of cut, cutting, cutting off
- clip(n = noun.act) Array - a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear" is a kind of blow
has particulars: pincurl clip
is a kind of supply chamber
is a kind of fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
Derived form verb clip3
has particulars: nip, pinch
Derived forms verb clip4, verb clip1
Verb clip has 5 senses
- clip(v = verb.contact) nip, nip off, snip, snip off - sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" is one way to cut
- clip(v = verb.motion) jog, trot - run at a moderately swift pace; Array is one way to run
- clip(v = verb.contact) Array - attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" is one way to attach
- clip(v = verb.contact) crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" is one way to thin out
- clip(v = verb.change) curtail, cut short - 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" is one way to shorten
Derived forms noun clip5, noun clipper4, noun clipper3, noun clipping3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
Derived form noun clip3
Antonym: unclip
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
Derived forms noun clip5, noun clipper3, noun clipping2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
clip, v. t. [OE. cluppen, clippen, to embrace, AS. clyran to embrace, clasp; cf. OHG. kluft tongs, shears, Icel, kl\'dfpa to pinch, squeeze, also OE. clippen to cut, shear, Dan. klippe to clip, cut, SW. & Icel. klippa.].
- To embrace, hence; to encompass. [1913 Webster]"O . . . that Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee about,
Would bear thee from the knowledge of thyself." [1913 Webster] - To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin. [1913 Webster]"Sentenced to have his ears clipped." [1913 Webster]
- To curtail; to cut short. [1913 Webster]"All my reports go with the modest truth;
No more nor clipped, but so." [1913 Webster]"In London they clip their words after one manner about the court, another in the city, and a third in the suburbs." [1913 Webster]
clip, v. i.
To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it. [1913 Webster]
"Straight flies as chek, and clips it down the wind."
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clip, n.
- An embrace. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
- A cutting; a shearing. [1913 Webster]
- The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool. [1913 Webster]
- A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. [1913 Webster]
- An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. Knight. [1913 Webster]
- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also
toe clip andbeak . Youatt. [1913 Webster] - A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. [1913 Webster]
- A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing, clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A rapid gait. Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
clip, n. & v.
--n.
1 a device for holding things together or for attachment to an object as a marker, esp. a paper-clip or a device worked by a spring.
2 a piece of jewellery fastened by a clip.
3 a set of attached cartridges for a firearm.
--v.tr. (clipped, clipping)
1 fix with a clip.
2 grip tightly.
3 surround closely.
--n.
1 a device for holding things together or for attachment to an object as a marker, esp. a paper-clip or a device worked by a spring.
2 a piece of jewellery fastened by a clip.
3 a set of attached cartridges for a firearm.
--v.tr. (clipped, clipping)
1 fix with a clip.
2 grip tightly.
3 surround closely.
Idiom
clip-on attached by a clip.
clip, v. & n.
--v.tr. (clipped, clipping)
1 cut with shears or scissors, esp. cut short or trim (hair, wool, etc.).
2 trim or remove the hair or wool of (a person or animal).
3 colloq. hit smartly.
4 a omit (a letter etc.) from a word. b omit letters or syllables of (words pronounced).
5 Brit. remove a small piece of (a ticket) to show that it has been used.
6 cut (an extract) from a newspaper etc.
7 sl. swindle, rob.
8 pare the edge of (a coin).
--n.
1 an act of clipping, esp. shearing or hair-cutting.
2 colloq. a smart blow, esp. with the hand.
3 a short sequence from a motion picture.
4 the quantity of wool clipped from a sheep, flock, etc.
5 colloq. speed, esp. rapid.
--v.tr. (clipped, clipping)
1 cut with shears or scissors, esp. cut short or trim (hair, wool, etc.).
2 trim or remove the hair or wool of (a person or animal).
3 colloq. hit smartly.
4 a omit (a letter etc.) from a word. b omit letters or syllables of (words pronounced).
5 Brit. remove a small piece of (a ticket) to show that it has been used.
6 cut (an extract) from a newspaper etc.
7 sl. swindle, rob.
8 pare the edge of (a coin).
--n.
1 an act of clipping, esp. shearing or hair-cutting.
2 colloq. a smart blow, esp. with the hand.
3 a short sequence from a motion picture.
4 the quantity of wool clipped from a sheep, flock, etc.
5 colloq. speed, esp. rapid.
Idiom
clip-joint sl. a club etc. charging exorbitant prices. clip a person's wings prevent a person from pursuing ambitions or acting effectively.
Derivative
clippable adj.
Etymology
ME f. ON klippa, prob. imit.
THESAURUS
clip
abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, adhere to, amputate, annihilate, articulate, attach, ball the jack, ban, bang, bar, barrel, bash, bat, batten, batten down, bear, beating, belt, biff, bilk, bit, bite, bleed, bleed white, blow, bob, boil down, bolt, bonk, boom, bosom, bowl along, box, breeze, breeze along, broach, brush, buckle, butt, button, capsulize, career, cheat, cherish, chip, chop, chunk, clap, clasp, cleat, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, cling to, clipping, clobber, clout, clump, clutch, coldcock, collop, compress, condense, contract, crack, crop, crumb, cuff, cull, curtail, cut, cut along, cut away, cut back, cut down, cut off, cut off short, cut out, cut short, cutting, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, dig, diminish, dint, dock, dollop, dovetail, drub, drubbing, drumming, elide, eliminate, embosom, embrace, end, enfold, entertain, enucleate, epitomize, eradicate, except, excerpt, excise, exclude, exploit, extinguish, extirpate, extract, fasten, fastener, fetch, fetch a blow, fix, fleece, fleet, flit, fly, fly low, fondle, foot, foreshorten, foster, fragment, freeze to, fusillade, gait, go fast, gob, gobbet, gouge, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, hang on, hang on to, harbor, hasp, have, have and hold, highball, hinge, hit, hit a clip, hitch, hold, hold fast, hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hold up, hook, hug, hunk, interval, isolate, jab, jam, joint, keep, keep hold of, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock off, knock out, latch, let have it, lick, lock, lop, lower, lump, make knots, mark down, miter, modicum, moiety, morsel, mortise, mow, mutilate, nail, never let go, nip, nurse, nurture, outstrip the wind, overcharge, overprice, overtax, pace, pare, paring, part, particle, paste, peel, peg, pelt, pick out, piece, pin, plunk, poke, poll, pollard, portion, pound, pour it on, press, profiteer, progress, prune, punch, rabbet, rap, rasher, rate, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, retrench, rip, rivet, rook, root out, rule out, scarf, scoop, scorch, scrap, screw, section, segment, set apart, set aside, sew, shard, shave, shaving, shear, shiver, shorten, shred, sizzle, skewer, skim, skin, skive, slam, slash, slice, sliver, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, smithereen, snack, snap, snatch, snip, snippet, snub, soak, sock, speed, splinter, squeeze, stamp out, staple, step, stick, stick to, sting, stitch, storm along, stride, strike, strike at, strike off, strip, strip off, stroke, stump, stunt, sum up, summarize, surcharge, swat, sweep, swindle, swing, swipe, synopsize, tack, take in, take off, take out, tatter, tattoo, tear, tear along, telescope, thump, thunder along, thwack, toggle, travel, tread, treasure, treasure up, trim, truncate, victimize, wallop, wedge, whack, wham, whisk, whiz, whop, wipe out, yerk, zing, zip, zipper, zoomROGET THESAURUS
clip
Shortness
VB be short, render short, shorten, curtail, abridge, abbreviate, take in, reduce, compress, epitomize, retrench, cut short, obtruncate, scrimp, cut, chop up, hack, hew, cut down, pare down, clip, dock, lop, prune, shear, shave, mow, reap, crop, snub, truncate, pollard, stunt, nip, check the growth of, foreshorten (in drawing).Motion
N motion, movement, move, going, unrest, stream, flow, flux, run, course, stir, evolution, kinematics, telekinesis, step, rate, pace, tread, stride, gait, port, footfall, cadence, carriage, velocity, angular velocity, clip, progress, locomotion, journey, voyage, transit, restlessness, mobility, movableness, motive power, laws of motion, mobilization, moving, in motion, transitional, motory, motive, shifting, movable, mobile, mercurial, unquiet, restless, nomadic, erratic, under way, on the move, on the wing, on the tramp, on the march, eppur si muove, es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille, sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.Impulse
N impulse, sudden thought, impromptu, improvisation, inspiration, flash, spurt, improvisatore, creature of impulse, extemporaneous, impulsive, indeliberate, snap, improvised, improvisate, improvisatory, unpremeditated, unmeditated, improvise, unprompted, unguided, natural, unguarded, spontaneous, instinctive, extempore, extemporaneously, offhand, impromptu, a limproviste, improviso, on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion, impulse, impulsion, impetus, momentum, push, pulsion, thrust, shove, jog, jolt, brunt, booming, boost, throw, explosion, propulsion, percussion, concussion, collision, occursion, clash, encounter, cannon, carambole, appulse, shock, crash, bump, impact, elan, charge, beating, blow, dint, stroke, knock, tap, rap, slap, smack, pat, dab, fillip, slam, bang, hit, whack, thwack, cuff, squash, dowse, swap, whap, punch, thump, pelt, kick, punce, calcitration, ruade, arietation, cut, thrust, lunge, yerk, carom, carrom, clip, jab, plug, sidewinder, sidewipe, sideswipe, hammer, sledge hammer, mall, maul, mallet, flail, ram, rammer, battering ram, monkey, pile-driving engine, punch, bat, cant hook, cudgel, ax, dynamics, seismometer, accelerometer, earthquake detector, impelling, impulsive, impellent, booming, dynamic, dynamical, impelled, a hit, a very palpable hit.
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