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- I UK [klɪp] / US
verb
Word forms "clip":
present tense I/you/we/they clip he/she/it clips present participle clipping past tense clipped past participle clipped1)a) [transitive] to fasten one thing to another using a small objectHe collected up the papers and clipped them together.
Clip the microphone to your shirt.
b) [intransitive] to be fastened to something using a small objectclip to/onto:a safety harness that clips onto your belt
2) [intransitive/transitive] to be pressed, or to press something, into position so that it makes a quick loud soundClip the cap over the camera lens.
The lid just clips back on.
3)a) [transitive] to cut off small parts of something in order to make it tidyI asked him to clip the hedge.
a device for clipping your nails
b) to remove something by cuttinga story clipped from the newspaper
4) [transitive] to hit something accidentally while passing itThe plane lost control, clipping power cables as it fell.
5) [transitive] to reduce a score or quantity by a small amountShe clipped 7 seconds off her personal best for the 10,000 metres.
•informal to hit the side of someone's head quickly, especially as a punishmentclip someone round the ear/earhole
— British
II UK [klɪp] / US noun
Word forms "clip":
singular clip plural clips1) [countable] a small object that holds something in positionhair clips
Use cable clips to secure loose wires.
2) [countable] a short part of a film, television programme, or news story that is shown separatelyclip from:clip of:a news clip from a 1940s newsreel
They showed a clip of Robbie Williams being interviewed.
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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used with clip
▪ film, movie, music, news, video3) [countable] a container for bullets that is loaded into a gun, so that the gun can be loaded and fired quickly4) [countable] a piece of jewellery with two parts that press tightly together so that you can fix it to your clothes5) [singular] the process of cutting pieces off something to make it tidy•at a fast/good clip
— informal quicklyinformal a quick hit on the side of someone's head, especially as a punishmenta clip round the ear/earhole
— British
Dad used to threaten us with a clip round the earhole.
See:
English dictionary. 2014.