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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clip1
noun
  • 1 a flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place.
  • 2 a piece of jewellery fastened by a clip.
  • 3 a metal holder containing cartridges for an automatic firearm.
verb (clips, clipping, clipped) fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips.
– origin OE clyppan (v.), of W. Gmc origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clip2
verb (clips, clipping, clipped)
  • 1 cut short or cut out with shears or scissors.

    ■ trim the hair or wool of (an animal).

  • 2 strike smartly or with a glancing blow.
  • 3 informal, chiefly N. Amer. swindle or rob.
  • 4 informal, chiefly US move quickly.
  • 5 Electronics truncate the amplitude of (a signal) above or below predetermined levels.
noun
  • 1 an act of clipping.

    ■ the quantity of wool clipped from a sheep or flock.

  • 2 a short sequence taken from a film or broadcast.
  • 3 informal a smart or glancing blow.
  • 4 informal a rapid speed or rate: I trotted on at a fair clip.
– phrases
at a clip US informal at a time; all at once.
clip the wings of trim the feathers of (a bird) to disable it from flight.

■ hamper the aspirations of.

– derivatives
clipping noun.
– origin ME: from ON klippa, prob. imitative.




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