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    [Noun]  | "clip" 


    1: shears

    2: a 2-bladed instrument for cutting especially the nails

    3: something that is clipped: such as

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "clip" 


    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

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "alligator clip" 


    1: a spring-loaded clip that has jaws resembling an alligator's and is used for making temporary electrical connections

    Origin: 1935 ;

    [Noun]  | "banana clip" 


    1: a clip that is slightly curved and used to hold a person's hair in place

    2: a curved magazine or clip for a firearm

    Origin: 1951 ;

    [Noun]  | "ear clip" 


    1: an earring with a clip fastener

    Origin: 1940 ;

    [Noun]  | "paper clip" 


    1: a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together

    Origin: 1851 ;

    [Verb]  | "clip" | \ ˈklip \


    1: encompass

    2: to hold in a tight grip : clutch

    3: to clasp, fasten, or secure with a clip

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English clippen, from Old English clyppan; akin to Old High German klāftra fathom, Lithuanian globti to embrace;

    [Verb]  | "clip" 


    1: to cut or cut off with or as if with shears

    2: to cut off the distal or outer part of

    3: excise

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English clippen, from Old Norse klippa;

    [Noun]  | "clips" 


    1: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument;


      * e.g., " ... an unexpectedly low branch dealt him a clip to the head "



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    [Noun]  | "clip" 


    1: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument;


      * e.g., " ... an unexpectedly low branch dealt him a clip to the head "



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    [Verb]  | "clips" 


    1: to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument;


      * e.g., " ... a mother who's sad to see her little boy's curls clipped for the first time "



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    2: to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner;


      * e.g., " ... the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head "



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    [Verb]  | "clip" 


    1: to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument;


      * e.g., " ... a mother who's sad to see her little boy's curls clipped for the first time "



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    2: to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner;


      * e.g., " ... the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head "



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