Overview of noun clip

The noun clip has 6 senses

• cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip, magazine -- (a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun)


• time, clip -- (an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip")


• clip -- (any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together)


• clip -- (an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress)


• clip, clipping, snip -- (the act of clipping or snipping)


• clip -- (a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear")

Overview of verb clip

The verb clip has 5 senses

• nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off -- (sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers")


• trot, jog, clip -- (run at a moderately swift pace)


• clip -- (attach with a clip; "clip the papers together")


• snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back -- (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden")


• clip, curtail, cut short -- (terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries")