bulldog clip
1
2.9
- noun
- /ˈbʊlˌdɔɡ klɪp/
:
clip bulldog
- To keep the documents organized, she secured them with a bulldog clip at the top.
Examples
-
Remove the bulldog clips from the shade and lay the shade on the table with the fabric facing up.
Blog text (29) -
Remove the bulldog clips from the shade.
Blog text (29) -
Slip the front of the ring just inside the shade and use the bulldog clips to hold it in place.
Blog text (29) -
Attach the top middle of the shade to the top ring using a bulldog clip.
Blog text (29) -
Place a bulldog clip on the end to hold it in place as it dries.
Blog text (29) -
With the bottom of the shade against your body, work your way around, attaching the shade to the top ring with bulldog clips.
Blog text (29) -
Place a bulldog clip at the top and bottom of the connection and lay weights on top of the seam on the inside of the shade.
Blog text (29) -
Place a bulldog clip on the seam of the shade and place the back of the bottom ring on top of the clip to prevent it from falling into the shade.
Blog text (29) -
I used a bulldog clip to hold the papers together while I worked on my project.
-
He grabbed a bulldog clip from his desk to bind the stack of loose papers.
Synonyms
18
1.0
A small bent piece of wire or plastic that holds sheets of paper together
6
1.0
A small bent piece of wire or plastic that holds sheets of paper together
A small metal or plastic piece that keeps sheets of paper together
A small object that holds sheets of paper together, like a clip
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally a type of 'clip', so a B1 learner who knows 'clip' will infer it is a fastening device; the modifier 'bulldog' signals a particular robust shape or strength rather than a literal dog. However, the specific notion of a spring‑loaded metal clip with flat jaws is a conventionalized, partly metaphorical detail not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so the relation is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Bulldog clip gets its name from the clip's strong metal jaws that clamp down like a bulldog's bite. Because the clip grips paper tightly and will not let go, the name now means 'a strong metal clip that holds sheets of paper together'.