Clip

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old English clyppan, from Proto-Germanic *klupjanan.

Verb

Clip (third-person singular simple present Clips, present participle clipping, simple past and past participle clipped)

  1. To grip tightly.
  2. To fasten with a clip.
    Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go.
  3. (archaic) To hug, embrace.
  4. (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.

Translations

To grip tightly
To fasten with a clip

Noun

Clip (plural Clips)
  1. Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
    Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form.
  2. (slang) An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
    She reads at a pretty good clip.
  3. (obsolete) An embrace.
  4. A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.

Translations

Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
(obsolete) An embrace

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Probably from Old Norse klippa.

Verb

Clip (third-person singular simple present clips, present participle clipping, simple past and past participle clipt or clipped)

  1. To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
    She clipped my hair with her scissors.
    Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper.
  2. (dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.
    Aall clip ye round the lugs!
  3. (American football) An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
  4. (computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.

Translations

to cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc
(dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand

Noun

Clip (countable and uncountable; plural Clips)
  1. Something which has been clipped; a small portion of a larger whole, especially an excerpt of a larger work.
    They played a clip of last night's debate.
  2. An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
    I went into the salon to get a clip.
  3. (uncountable, informal) A speed or pace.
    He was walking at a pretty good clip and I was out of breath trying to keep up.
  4. (uncountable, Geordie) The condition of something, its state.
    Deeky the clip of that aad wife ower thor!

Translations

Something which has been clipped
An act of clipping

References

  • The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
  • National Football League (2007). Official Rules of the National Football League 2007. Triumph Books.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From English clip.

Pronunciation

Noun

Clip m. (plural Clips)

  1. clip (short piece of video)

Italian

Noun

Clip m. inv.

  1. clip
  2. paper clip

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