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clip1 / klip/ • n. a device, typically flexible or worked by a spring, for holding an object or objects together or in place. ∎ a device such as this used to hold paper currency. ∎ a piece of jewelry fastened by a clip. ∎ a metal holder containing cartridges for an automatic firearm. • v. (clipped , clip·ping ) fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips: [tr.] she clipped on a pair of diamond earrings | [intr.] the panels simply clip on to the framework. clip2 • v. (clipped , clip·ping ) [tr.] 1. cut short or trim (hair, wool, nails, or vegetation) with shears or scissors. clipping the hedge. ∎ trim or remove the hair or wool of (an animal). ∎ (clip something off) cut off a thing or part of a thing with shears or scissors: he clipped off a piece of wire | fig. she clipped nearly two seconds off the old record. ∎ cut (a section) from a newspaper or magazine. ∎ pare the edge of (a coin), esp. illicitly. ∎ speak (words) in a quick, precise, staccato manner. ∎ Comput. process (an image) so as to remove the parts outside a certain area. ∎ Electr. truncate the amplitude of (a signal) above or below predetermined levels. 2. strike briskly or with a glancing blow: the steamroller clipped some parked cars. ∎ [tr.] strike or kick (something, esp. a ball) briskly in a specified direction. 3. inf. swindle or rob (someone). 4. [intr.] inf. move quickly in a specified direction: we clip down the track. • n. 1. an act of clipping or trimming something. ∎ a short sequence taken from a movie or broadcast. ∎ (also wool clip) the quantity of wool clipped from a sheep or flock. 2. inf. a quick or glancing blow. 3. [in sing.] inf. a specified speed or rate of movement, esp. when rapid: we crossed the dance floor at a fast clip. PHRASES: at a clip inf. at a time; all at once: eight hours at a clip. clip the wings of trim the feathers of (a bird) so as to disable it from flight. ∎ prevent (someone) from acting freely; check the aspirations of. |
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"clip." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clip." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-clip.html "clip." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-clip.html |
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Clipsomething that clips or clasps things together, hence, the group of items so clipped; a springholder for letters or papers—Wilkes. Example: clip of papers [modern]. |
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"Clip." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Clip." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300316.html "Clip." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300316.html |
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clip 1 embrace, grip, clutch. OE. clyppan = OFris. kleppa :- WGmc. *kluppjan, rel. to Lith. glóbti embrace.
Hence clip sb. instrument that clips or grips. XV. |
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T. F. HOAD. "clip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "clip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clip.html T. F. HOAD. "clip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clip.html |
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clip 2 cut, shear XII; mutilate (coin) XIV; cut short (words) XVI; move rapidly XVII. — ON. klippa. prob. imit. of the sound produced.
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T. F. HOAD. "clip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "clip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clip1.html T. F. HOAD. "clip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clip1.html |
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clip n. a metal holder containing cartridges for an automatic firearm.
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"clip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-clip.html "clip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-clip.html |
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•blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, harelip, hip, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip
•biochip • microchip • woodchip
•sheepdip • skinny-dip • rosehip
•landslip • payslip
•fillip, Philip
•gymslip • side-slip • polyp • oxlip
•cowslip • pillowslip
•julep, tulip
•Cudlipp • paperclip • catnip • parsnip
•turnip • handgrip • cantrip • hairgrip
•airstrip • filmstrip • kirby grip
•weatherstrip • gossip • airship
•midship • kinship • godship • warship
•gunship • worship • wingtip
•fingertip • horsewhip • bullwhip
•bunyip
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"clip." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clip." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clip.html "clip." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clip.html |
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CLIP (klɪp) Biochem. corticotrophin-like intermediate lobe peptide
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "CLIP." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "CLIP." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-CLIP.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "CLIP." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-CLIP.html |
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