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clip

/klɪp/noun, verb1 syllable

Clip means: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.

Synonyms for clip28

noun, as in a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

cartridge holder, cartridge clip, magazine

noun, as in the act of clipping or snipping

clipping, snip

noun, as in an instance or single occasion for some event

time

verb, as in cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

snip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back

verb, as in sever or remove by pinching or snipping

nip, nip off, snip, snip off

verb, as in run at a moderately swift pace

trot, jog

verb, as in terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

curtail, cut short

also used for clip

whack, cutting, snippet, bit, chip, chunk, tranche, crumb, crumbling

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Opposites of clip

unclip

What does clip mean?11

verb

1

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of“dress the plants in the garden”

2

sever or remove by pinching or snipping“nip off the flowers”

3

run at a moderately swift pace

4

terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent“My speech was cut short”

5

attach with a clip“clip the papers together”

noun

1

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

2

the act of clipping or snipping

3

an instance or single occasion for some event“this time he succeeded”

4

any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

5

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

6

a sharp slanting blow“he gave me a clip on the ear”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with clip?22

two syllables

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Clip in a sentence

  • Don't start that again, or you'll get a clip round the ear!sundown
  • All through the clip, that guy was staring at you very strangely.XY
  • All lost umbrellas turn into paper clips, as anyone can prove when finding these.brauliobezerra
  • A few years ago, frequently played video clips taught girls to be big sluts.maaster
  • A note was attached to the document with a paper clip.CK
  • Jonas found a paper clip under his desk.Amastan
  • It seems a cruel thing to clip a bird's wings.darinmex
  • Ingrid used a bulldog clip to secure the large stack of papers together.radiochu

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of clip

as a noun

plural
clips

as a verb

past tense
clipped
present participle
clipping
third-person singular
clips
past participle
clipped