clip
clip /kl'ɪp/ (clips clipping clipped)
1 [N-COUNT]
A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
She took the clip out of her hair.
2 [VERB] V n to/on n, V n prep/adv, V to n, V-ed
When you clip things together or when things clip together, you fasten them together using a clip or clips.
He clipped his safety belt to a fitting on the deck...
He clipped his cufflinks neatly in place.
...an electronic pen which clips to the casing...
His flashlight was still clipped to his belt.
3 [N-COUNT] oft n N, N from/of n
A clip from a film or a radio or television programme is a short piece of it that is broadcast separately.
...a clip from the movie `Shane'.
4 [VERB] V n
If you clip something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it.
I saw an old man out clipping his hedge...
5 [VERB] V n from/out of n
If you clip something out of a newspaper or magazine, you cut it out.
Kids in his neighborhood clipped his picture from the newspaper and carried it around.
6 [VERB] V n
If something clips something else, it hits it accidentally at an angle before moving off in a different direction.
The lorry clipped the rear of a tanker and then crashed into a second truck.
7
see also clipping, clipped, paper clip, paper clipbull|dog clip (bulldog clips)
[N-COUNT]
A bulldog clip is a metal clip with a spring lever that opens and closes two flat pieces of metal. It is used for holding papers together. (BRIT)pa|per clip (paper clips)
also paper-clip, paperclip
[N-COUNT]
A paper clip is a small piece of bent wire that is used to fasten papers together.
1 [N-COUNT]
A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
She took the clip out of her hair.
2 [VERB] V n to/on n, V n prep/adv, V to n, V-ed
When you clip things together or when things clip together, you fasten them together using a clip or clips.
He clipped his safety belt to a fitting on the deck...
He clipped his cufflinks neatly in place.
...an electronic pen which clips to the casing...
His flashlight was still clipped to his belt.
3 [N-COUNT] oft n N, N from/of n
A clip from a film or a radio or television programme is a short piece of it that is broadcast separately.
...a clip from the movie `Shane'.
4 [VERB] V n
If you clip something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it.
I saw an old man out clipping his hedge...
5 [VERB] V n from/out of n
If you clip something out of a newspaper or magazine, you cut it out.
Kids in his neighborhood clipped his picture from the newspaper and carried it around.
6 [VERB] V n
If something clips something else, it hits it accidentally at an angle before moving off in a different direction.
The lorry clipped the rear of a tanker and then crashed into a second truck.
7
see also clipping, clipped, paper clip, paper clipbull|dog clip (bulldog clips)
[N-COUNT]
A bulldog clip is a metal clip with a spring lever that opens and closes two flat pieces of metal. It is used for holding papers together. (BRIT)pa|per clip (paper clips)
also paper-clip, paperclip
[N-COUNT]
A paper clip is a small piece of bent wire that is used to fasten papers together.