to clip
- verb
- /klɪp/
- She used scissors to clip the ends of her hair for a fresh look.
- clip your nails
- clip your fingernails
- clip your toenails
Yeah, actually, just clip that as the intro.
- Yeah, actually, just clip that as the intro.
- And before we know it, we clip our own wings.
- Never clip your wings for another human being.
Examples
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Pick me, I'll clip your hedges.
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So to do that, you just clip the whole branch like this.
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And you want to still clip back a lot of those leaves.
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We're going to tie back or clip back this side of the hair.
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Make sure you clip the right wire, otherwise...
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Would you like to help me clip some thorns?
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After you get done with that, I want you to clip my toenails.
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I am going to attempt to clip Dobby's nails.
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The shop's younger assistant, meanwhile, clips the hair of a long-bearded noble.
Academic text (2008) -
With a pair of hand shears, workers clip lateral branches or upright shoots on individual coffee shrubs.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
To make shapes using scissors or a knife
To cut something into thin flat pieces with a knife
To cut something into pieces using a sharp tool like a knife or axe
To remove something by cutting it away from what it is attached to
Cut something to make it smaller or neater
Make a person's hair shorter using scissors or clippers
Stop something earlier than planned
To make something smaller in amount or number
To pinch quickly with fingers or teeth
To make something shorter or less than planned
To remove something by cutting, often with a sharp blow
Cut very thin slices from things like cheese or wood
A shape removed from paper or cloth with scissors
To cut something quickly and neatly with scissors
To cut wool or hair from an animal with large scissors
To shorten something by cutting off a part, often the end
Cut off branches to make a tree or plant tidy and healthy
Cut branches and stems from a plant to help it grow and keep its shape
To remove a part from something with a knife or tool
To cut something very short, especially hair or plants
To trim stems or branches so a plant grows better
To cut with a tool that has two blades or to move two parts so they cross
To make something smaller by cutting or removing parts
To cut a small part off something quickly and neatly with scissors or shears
To cut out a part of something like a video, or to tell someone to be quiet
Make a thing smaller by cutting or removing parts
To cut off the top of a tree or branch
Cut off small parts by pinching or snipping
To cut out and keep a newspaper or magazine article to read later
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Compounds
- Specialized
A small metal clip with a spring and teeth that connects wires temporarily
- NSFW
A small metal tool that holds the end of a marijuana cigarette so you do not burn your fingers
- Archaic
A place like a bar or nightclub that charges high prices and tricks customers
A small metal or plastic clip you wear on your ankle to keep trousers out of the bicycle chain
- UK
A short wire with metal clips at both ends used to make temporary electric connections
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Etymology
Clip (to cut or trim) comes from an old word klippa meaning 'to cut', just like using clippers, so to clip is to shorten or tidy something by cutting.