Clip Definition

klĭp
clipped, clipping, clips
verb
clipped, clipping, clips
To clip something.
Webster's New World
To fasten with or as if with a clip; hold tightly.
American Heritage
To cut or cut off with shears or scissors.
Webster's New World
To cut (an item) out of (a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
Webster's New World
To make shorter by cutting; trim.
Clip a hedge.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
noun
clips
An act or instance of clipping.
Webster's New World
A thing clipped; specif., the amount of wool clipped from sheep at one time or in one season.
Webster's New World
A short extract from a movie or television program.
American Heritage
A sequence of film, videotape, etc., as a short selection taken from a longer feature or a brief piece inserted in a newscast.
Webster's New World
A rapid pace.
Webster's New World
idiom
at a clip
  • on one particular occasion; at one particular time
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Clip

Noun

Singular:
clip
Plural:
clips

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Clip

  • at a clip

Origin of Clip

  • Middle English hook from clippen to clasp, embrace from Old English clyppan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English clyppan, from Proto-Germanic *klupjaną.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English clippen from Old Norse klippa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from Old Norse klippa.

    From Wiktionary

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