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Clip

noun

1.

A metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun. Synonyms: cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine.

2.

An instance or single occasion for some event. Synonym: time. "He called four times" , "He could do ten at a clip"

3.

Any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together.

4.

An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress.

5.

The act of clipping or snipping. Synonyms: clipping, snip.

6.

A sharp slanting blow.

verb

(past & past part. clipped; pres. part. clipping)

1.

Sever or remove by pinching or snipping. Synonyms: nip, nip off, snip, snip off.

2.

Run at a moderately swift pace. Synonyms: jog, trot.

3.

Attach with a clip. Antonym: unclip.

4.

Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. Synonyms: crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim.

5.

Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent. Synonyms: curtail, cut short. "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

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"Clip" Quotes from Famous Books

... effect to the nearly hopeless resolution thus taken at the meeting in London, it was determined to clip the estate by selling L200,000 worth of land. Of this, nearly one-half was to be taken by your uncle Lyttelton and myself, in the proportion of about two parts for me and one for him. Neither of us had the power to buy this, but my father enabled me, and Lord Spencer took over his portion. ...

— The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) - 1809-1859 • John Morley

... put on his hat, and strode out through the reception room and into the corridor. Charles Blackwell came scuttling along behind. Brent ignored the elevators and went through a door marked Stairway and started down at a fast clip. Charles Blackwell ...

— Ten From Infinity • Paul W. Fairman

... Mr. Allan had discovered that his adopted son was a rhymster, he had rebuked him severely for such idle waste of time, and in a vain attempt to clip the wings of Pegasus, threatened him with punishment if he should hear of such folly again. Mrs. Allan, on the contrary, though she was not a bookish woman, had protested against her husband's command—urging that Edgar ...

— The Dreamer - A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe • Mary Newton Stanard

... exclaimed Babe, as soon as she could control her laughter, "that rock didn't tetch ole Blue. He's sech a make-believe, I'm a great mind to hit him a clip jest to show you how he ...

— Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches • Joel Chandler Harris

... way of expressing it made my blood congeal. It was unthinkable to imagine Patsy Dale in the hands of the Indians. I urged my horse to a sharper clip, but Cousin ...

— A Virginia Scout • Hugh Pendexter

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