Clip definition
Go at a fast clip.
An example of clip is to trim the hedges.
An example of clip is to pull the hair back with a bow.
An example of a clip is a hair bow.
An example of a clip is a trimming of hair.
Clip coupons; clipped three seconds off the record.
Clip a hedge.
Clip a coin.
Clipped me under the eye.
Clip one's words.
- The wool shorn at one shearing, as of sheep.
- A season's shearing.
A clip on the ear.
Could write nine pages at a clip.
Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go.
Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form.
She reads at a pretty good clip.
She clipped my hair with her scissors.
Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper.
They played a clip of last night's debate.
- on one particular occasion; at one particular time
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
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
- Middle English clippen from Old Norse klippa
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old English clyppan, from Proto-Germanic *klupjaną.
From Wiktionary
- Probably from Old Norse klippa.
From Wiktionary