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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 clipped
1)
a) [transitive] to fasten one thing to another using a small object

He collected up the papers and clipped them together.

Clip the microphone to your shirt.

b) [intransitive] to be fastened to something using a small object
clip 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 sound

Clip 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 tidy

I asked him to clip the hedge.

a device for clipping your nails

b) to remove something by cutting

a story clipped from the newspaper

4) [transitive] to hit something accidentally while passing it

The plane lost control, clipping power cables as it fell.

5) [transitive] to reduce a score or quantity by a small amount

She clipped 7 seconds off her personal best for the 10,000 metres.

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clip someone round the ear/earhole — British

informal to hit the side of someone's head quickly, especially as a punishment



II UK [klɪp] / US noun
Word forms "clip":
singular clip plural clips
1) [countable] a small object that holds something in position

hair clips

Use cable clips to secure loose wires.

2) [countable] a short part of a film, television programme, or news story that is shown separately
clip from:

a news clip from a 1940s newsreel

clip of:

They showed a clip of Robbie Williams being interviewed.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used with clip
▪  film, movie, music, news, video
3) [countable] a container for bullets that is loaded into a gun, so that the gun can be loaded and fired quickly
4) [countable] a piece of jewellery with two parts that press tightly together so that you can fix it to your clothes
5) [singular] the process of cutting pieces off something to make it tidy
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at a fast/good clip — informal quickly

a clip round the ear/earhole — British

informal a quick hit on the side of someone's head, especially as a punishment


Dad used to threaten us with a clip round the earhole.

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