clip
1 of 4verb (1)
ˈklip 
clipped; clipping
transitive verb
1
: encompass
2
a
: to hold in a tight grip : clutch
b
: to clasp, fasten, or secure with a clip
clip
2 of 4noun (1)
1
: any of various devices that grip, clasp, or hook
2
: a device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles
also : a magazine from which ammunition is fed into the chamber of a firearm
3
: something (such as a piece of jewelry) that is worn as an ornament or fastener and that is held in position by a clip
clip
3 of 4verb (2)
clipped; clipping
transitive verb
1
a
: to cut or cut off with or as if with shears
clip a dog's hair
clip an hour off traveling time
b
: to cut off the distal or outer part of
c(1)
: excise entry 3
(2)
: to cut items out of (a publication, such as a newspaper)
2
a
: curtail, diminish
b
: to abbreviate in speech or writing
3
: hit, punch
especially : to strike in passing
the car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost
4
: to illegally block (an opposing player) in football
5
: to take money from unfairly or dishonestly especially by overcharging
the nightclub clipped the tourist for $200
intransitive verb
1
: to clip something
2
: to travel or pass rapidly
3
: to clip an opposing player in football
clip
4 of 4noun (2)
1
a
clips plural, Scotland : shears
b
: a 2-bladed instrument for cutting especially the nails
2
: something that is clipped: such as
a
: the product of a single shearing (as of sheep)
b
: a crop of wool of a sheep, a flock, or a region
c
: a section of filmed, videotaped, or recorded material
d
: a clipping especially from a newspaper
3
: an act of clipping
4
: a sharp blow
5
: rate sense 1a
continues at a brisk clip
6
: a single instance or occasion : time
he charged $10 a clip
—often used in the phrase at a clip trained 1000 workers at a clip
Synonyms
Verb (2)
- bob
- crop
- cut
- cut back
- dock
- lop (off)
- nip
- pare
- poll
- prune
- shave
- shear
- snip
- trim
Noun (2)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English clippen, from Old English clyppan; akin to Old High German klāftra fathom, Lithuanian globti to embrace
Verb (2)
Middle English clippen, from Old Norse klippa
First Known Use
Verb (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing clip
Kids Definition
clip 1 of 4
noun
ˈklip
: a device that holds or hooks
clip
2 of 4verb
clipped; clipping
: to fasten with a clip
Remember to clip the papers together.
clip
3 of 4verb
clipped; clipping
1
: to shorten or remove by cutting
clip a hedge
We clipped a leaf to examine it.
2
: to cut off or trim the hair or wool of
3
: to cut out or off
He clipped articles from the newspaper.
clip
4 of 4noun
1
: a sharp blow
2
: a rapid pace
My horse moved along at a good clip.
3
: a short section of a recording
a film clip
Medical Definition
clip
noun
ˈklip
: a device used to arrest bleeding from vessels or tissues during operations
clip 1 of 2
noun
as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument an unexpectedly low branch dealt him a clip to the head Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- swipe
- blow
- punch
- hit
- thump
- slap
- stroke
- whack
- thud
- knock
- pound
- lick
- bang
- poke
- hook
- belt
- smack
- spank
- cuff
- slam
- beat
- box
- switch
- chop
- clap
- rap
- sock
- hack
- lash
- bat
- stinger
- stripe
- crack
- kick
- slug
- swat
- smash
- pick
- bop
- pelt
- swing
- welt
- knee
- dab
- bash
- biff
- plump
- wham
- hand
- bust
- haymaker
- buffet
- fillip
- licking
- clout
- thwack
- wallop
- pounding
- beating
- whop
- larrup
- counter
- left
- whap
- right
- whip
- hammering
- douse
- body blow
- counterpunch
- whipping
- counterblow
- pasting
- sucker punch
- knockout
- counterstroke
- rabbit punch
- knockdown
- sidewinder
- pummeling
- uppercut
- thrashing
- roundhouse
- cruncher
- flogging
- one-two
- battering
- lambasting
- bludgeoning
- clobbering
- shiver
- bastinado
- bastinade
- drubbing
- cudgeling
- walloping
- kayo
- pummelling
- cudgelling
- right-hander
- KO
clip
2 of 2verb
1
as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument a mother who's sad to see her little boy's curls clipped for the first time Synonyms & Similar Words
- shave
- cut
- trim
- snip
- crop
- bob
- poll
- shear
- cut back
- dock
- mow
- pare
- nip
- prune
- lop (off)
- manicure
- stump
- shorten
- pinch
- whittle
- skive
- curtail
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- extend
- elongate
- lengthen
2
as in to punch
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head Synonyms & Similar Words
- punch
- hit
- slap
- bang
- knock
- smack
- slam
- clap
- swipe
- strike
- pound
- box
- bat
- whack
- tag
- crack
- flick
- nail
- belt
- rap
- hammer
- bob
- tap
- kick
- paste
- clock
- sock
- slug
- thump
- jab
- bash
- push
- chop
- lick
- shove
- zap
- bop
- whale
- swat
- biff
- bonk
- poke
- bump
- bludgeon
- clout
- stab
- thwack
- cuff
- stroke
- bust
- wallop
- slog
- clobber
- rough
- smite
- bung
- stamp
- maul
- butt
- hang one on
- mangle
- beat
- pommel
- deck
- lace
- knee
- whip
- lash
- slash
- floor
- pepper
- batter
- pelt
- buffet
- scuff
- dump
- switch
- skull
- spear
- level
- pummel
- prod
- cane
- sledge
- fell
- club
- bunt
- cream
- knock down
- sledgehammer
- brain
- lambaste
- sucker punch
- jostle
- flail
- bean
- drub
- sap
- lambast
- bowl (down or over)
- cudgel
- flog
- conk
- thrash
- rabbit-punch