clip
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1.3
- noun
- /klɪp/
- Dannon, the corporate head, has carefully tracked the clip's effectiveness for increasing yogurt sales.
- a quick clip
- snips and clips
Examples
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She'd cinch a wide belt around her trim waist, clip on earrings, and a necklace.
Academic text (2007) -
I need to make a precise clip in the paper to fit it into the frame.
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"We heard the soft clip of a very expensive car door shutting outside.
Fiction book (2001) -
From an inner pocket of the cloak, he took a clip of paper.
Fiction book (1993) -
All of the lights also come with a built-in clip to attach to a backpack or bag.
Blog text (18) -
The gardener made a careful clip of the overgrown bushes.
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She performed a quick clip of the threads to finish sewing the dress.
Synonyms
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2.7
Making an opening or removing part from something with a sharp tool
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2.5
A small cut to make something neater
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1.1
A quick small cut you make with scissors or shears
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1.9
Cutting food into thin pieces for eating or cooking
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2.3
Cutting things like a hedge or cloth to make them neater
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1.1
A small piece cut off from grass or hair
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5.1
The removal of part of something with a sharp tool, like a branch or wire
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.8
A small metal clip with a spring and teeth that connects wires temporarily
- NSFW
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9.9
A small metal tool that holds the end of a marijuana cigarette so you do not burn your fingers
- Archaic
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9.9
A place like a bar or nightclub that charges high prices and tricks customers
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2.8
A small metal or plastic clip you wear on your ankle to keep trousers out of the bicycle chain
- UK
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8.1
A short wire with metal clips at both ends used to make temporary electric connections
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Etymology
Clip (a cutting or trim) comes from an old word klippa meaning 'to cut', which you can also see in the tool name clipper, so a clip is the small cut made when you trim hair or plants.