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clip

verb (1)
\ ˈklip How to pronounce clip (audio) \
clipped; clipping

Definition of clip

 (Entry 1 of 4)

transitive verb

1 : encompass
2a : to hold in a tight grip : clutch
b : to clasp, fasten, or secure with a clip

clip

noun (1)

Definition of clip (Entry 2 of 4)

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

verb (2)
clipped; clipping

Definition of clip (Entry 3 of 4)

transitive verb

1a : 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
(2) : to cut items out of (a publication, such as a newspaper)
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