clip Synonyms

clip Meaning

Wordnet

clip (n)

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

an instance or single occasion for some event

any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

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

the act of clipping or snipping

a sharp slanting blow

Wordnet

clip (v)

sever or remove by pinching or snipping

run at a moderately swift pace

attach with a clip

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

Webster

clip (v. t.)

To embrace, hence; to encompass.

To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin.

To curtail; to cut short.

Webster

clip (v. i.)

To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.

Webster

clip (n.)

An embrace.

A cutting; a shearing.

The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.

A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.

An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree.

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 and beak.

A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip.

A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing, clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc.

A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.

A rapid gait.

clip Sentence Examples

  1. The barber used a small clip to hold back strands of hair while trimming.
  2. She fastened her papers together with a colorful clip before presenting them.
  3. The teacher used a clip to attach the papers to the bulletin board.
  4. He watched a video clip of his favorite band performing live.
  5. She used a clip to secure her scarf against the wind.
  6. The technician replaced the broken clip to keep the machine running smoothly.
  7. The clip-clop of horse hooves echoed through the quiet street.
  8. He attached a chip clip to the bag of potato chips to keep them fresh.
  9. She watched a clip from the latest episode of her favorite TV show online.
  10. The clip of the carabiner ensured the climber's safety on the rock face.

FAQs About the word clip

a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun, an instance or single occasion for some event, any of various small fasten

thump, punch, slap, smack, hook, whack, stroke, beat, knock, cuff

extend, extend, elongate,lengthen, elongate, lengthen,

The barber used a small clip to hold back strands of hair while trimming.

She fastened her papers together with a colorful clip before presenting them.

The teacher used a clip to attach the papers to the bulletin board.

He watched a video clip of his favorite band performing live.