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clip
1[ klip ]
/ klɪp /
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verb (used with object), clipped, clipped or (Literary) clipt, clip·ping.
verb (used without object), clipped, clipped or (Literary) clipt, clip·ping.
noun
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Origin of clip
1First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English clippen, cleppen, from Old Norse klippa “to clip, cut”
OTHER WORDS FROM clip
clip·pa·ble, adjectiveWords nearby clip
Other definitions for clip (2 of 2)
clip2
[ klip ]
/ klɪp /
noun
verb (used with or without object), clipped, clip·ping.
Origin of clip
2First recorded before 900; Middle English clippen, cluppen, cleppen “to embrace, grasp, hold,” Old English clyppan “to embrace, clasp, cherish”; cognate with Old Frisian kleppa
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British Dictionary definitions for clip (1 of 2)
clip1
/ (klɪp) /
verb clips, clipping or clipped (mainly tr)
noun
Derived forms of clip
clippable, adjectiveWord Origin for clip
C12: from Old Norse klippa to cut; related to Low German klippen
British Dictionary definitions for clip (2 of 2)
clip2
/ (klɪp) /
noun
any of various small implements used to hold loose articles together or to attach one article to another
an article of jewellery that can be clipped onto a dress, hat, etc
short for paperclip, cartridge clip
the pointed flange on a horseshoe that secures it to the front part of the hoof
verb clips, clipping or clipped (tr)
to hold together tightly, as with a clip
archaic, or dialect to embrace
Word Origin for clip
Old English clyppan to embrace; related to Old Frisian kleppa, Lithuanian glebiu
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