clipnoun
uk/klɪp/us/klɪp/clip noun (FASTENER)
[ C ] a small object usually made of metal or plastic, used for fastening things together or holding them in position:
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Pins, clips, hooks & pegs
- barrette
- bobby pin
- bodkin
- Bulldog Clip
- clasp
- clip-on
- drawing pin
- hair slide
- hairgrip
- hairpin
- hook
- needle
- peg
- pinhead
- pushpin
- safety pin
- slide
- staple
- thumbtack
- tiepin
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clip noun (VIDEO)
[ C ] a short part of a film or television programme:
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Cinema - general words
- 12A
- animation
- animator
- best boy
- Bollywood
- boom
- CGI
- filmstrip
- footage
- freeze-frame
- gaffer
- Hollywood
- pan
- shoot
- slide projector
- slow motion
- soundtrack
- storyboard
- stunt
- the big screen 1
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clip noun (SPEED)
fast:
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Speed of motion
- airspeed
- at full/half throttle idiom
- brisk
- burst
- celerity
- fleet
- going
- ground speed
- haste
- momentum
- rapid
- rate
- speed
- speedy
- swift
- throttle
- top
- velocity
- zip
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clip noun (GUN PART)
[ C ] a container that is fastened to a gun, from which bullets go into the gun to be fired
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Parts of guns
- barrel
- bore
- business end
- butt
- flint
- gauge
- hammer
- holster
- magazine
- muffler
- muzzle
- ramrod
- safety catch
- sight
- silencer
- stock
- trigger
- turret
clip noun (CUT)
[ S ] the act of cutting something in order to make it tidy:
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Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- coppice
- cut sth down
- lance
- mow
- nick
- notch
- prune
- saw sth down
- scratch
- slash
- slice
- spike
- trim
- whittle
- woodcarving
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clip noun (HIT)
a quick hit on the side of someone's head:
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- deck
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pasting
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
- whack
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clipverb
uk/klɪp/us/klɪp/-pp-clip verb (CUT)
[ T ] to cut something with scissors or a similar sharp tool, especially to make it tidier:
[ T ] to reduce something by the stated amount:
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Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- coppice
- cut sth down
- lance
- mow
- nick
- notch
- prune
- saw sth down
- scratch
- slash
- slice
- spike
- trim
- whittle
- woodcarving
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clip verb (HIT)
[ T ] to hit something or someone with a short sharp movement:
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Hitting and beating
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- at-risk
- bang up sb/sth
- bashing
- deck
- kick
- knock
- knock sb's block off idiom
- lay
- lay sb out
- licking
- mess sb up
- pasting
- pound
- pummel
- put the boot in idiom
- swing
- thump
- whack
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clip verb (FASTEN)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to fasten something with a clip:
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Fastening and tying
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- screw
- tie
- truss
- tying
- yoke
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