🎬 A short video 📎 A fastener 📎 To fasten ✂️ To cut 1️⃣ A single event ✂️ A trim 🤜 A quick hit 🏃 To run quickly

clip

585 1.9

A short piece of video or sound taken from a longer recording

noun
/klɪp/

: clip

Multimedia tools, such as video clips, may help in solving this problem.
video clip
audio clip
a short clip

Obviously, you know that from the clip we put out.

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Examples

Teachers reviewed concepts from the video clip that had just ended prior to starting the next video clip.

Academic text (2015)
And just to set up the clip, it's a video letter.
And this rather wonderful little video clip shows you probably better.
This is the last of all the clips for this video.
Please tell me you saw this clip on NFL Network today.
In this condition, participants watched the video clip rather than read relevant material.

Academic text (2002)
This amusing video clip features a montage of highlights from last year's festival.
I watched a fascinating clip of the documentary that discussed environmental issues.
The news broadcast included a clip of the mayor addressing the community about the new policy.

Synonyms

footage

vsclip

Literature

873 3.8

Recorded video used in news or films

is a short extracted piece played independently rather than long raw material

film clip

vsclip

12 3.0

A short part of a movie that people use in news and talks

is broader, including short audio extracts and other recorded sources

Idioms

to clip someone's wings

Informal

3 7.5

Stop someone from using their power or doing what they want

at a good clip

Informal

1 6.0

Moving at a fairly fast speed

to clip the wings

Informal

1 7.2

To limit someone's freedom, power, or plans

Compounds

paper clip

34 1.0

A small bent piece of wire or plastic that holds sheets of paper together

film clip

12 3.0

A short part of a movie that people use in news and talks

clip-on

8 3.7

Made to attach by a small piece that holds on, not by piercing or sewing

hair clip

5 1.0

A small metal or plastic thing that holds hair in place

clip-on

3 4.0

A small accessory that fastens to clothing or glasses without piercing

tie clip

3 3.0

A small metal piece that holds a tie to a shirt to keep it in place

alligator clip

Specialized

2 4.8

A small metal clip with a spring and teeth that connects wires temporarily

clip-clop

2 5.1

The sound horse hooves make when they hit a hard road in a steady regular beat

roach clip

NSFW

2 9.9

A small metal tool that holds the end of a marijuana cigarette so you do not burn your fingers

clip art

1 3.2

Simple pictures you add to documents or slides

clip joint

Archaic

1 9.9

A place like a bar or nightclub that charges high prices and tricks customers

bulldog clip

1 2.9

A strong metal holder with a spring and flat ends for keeping papers together

bicycle clip

1 2.8

A small metal or plastic clip you wear on your ankle to keep trousers out of the bicycle chain

paper clip

Texting

1 2.9

A button in email or messaging apps used to attach files to a message

claw clip

1 3.6

A clip with two rows of teeth that lock together to hold hair

cartridge clip

Specialized

1 7.7

A metal frame that holds bullets so they can be loaded into a gun

gem clip

1 3.2

A small metal or plastic piece that keeps sheets of paper together

clip artist

Offensive

1 9.6

A person who cheats or overcharges people to get money

clip lead

1 8.1

A short wire with metal clips at both ends used to make temporary electric connections

clip artist

Slang

4.9

A person who makes or edits short videos for social media

clip farmer

Jargon

8.5

A person who edits and posts many short videos online to get views

clip farm

Jargon

8.1

A company that makes many short social media videos

pincurl clip

Specialized

6.6

A small metal piece that holds curled hair while styling

trouser clip

5.3

A clip worn around the ankle to stop trousers getting caught in the bike chain

How Long

feature

123 3.7

segment

516 3.0

excerpt

316 4.3

clip

585 1.9

snippet

39 4.8

Surface Forms

clip singular

clips plural

Etymology

Clip (short video or audio) comes from an old word klippa meaning 'to cut', because a clip is a small 'cut' taken from a longer film or recording.