clipped

[klipt]

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adjective

characterized by quick, terse, and clear enunciation.

Origin of clipped

clip¹ + -ed²

clip

[klip]

verb (used with object), clipped, clipped or clipt, clip·ping.

to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears: to clip a rose from a bush.

to trim by cutting: to clip a hedge.

to cut or trim the hair or fleece of; shear: to clip a poodle.

to pare the edge of (a coin).Compare sweat(def 22).

to cut short; curtail: We clipped our visit by a week to return home earlier.

to pronounce rapidly, with precise articulation and with omission of certain sounds, as of unstressed vowels: an annoying habit of clipping his words.

to shorten (a word or phrase) by dropping one or more syllables.

Informal. to hit with a quick, sharp blow: He clipped him on the jaw with a sudden punch.

Slang. to take or get money from by dishonest means; swindle; rook.

verb (used without object), clipped, clipped or clipt, clip·ping.

to clip or cut something.

to cut articles or pictures from a newspaper, magazine, etc.

to move swiftly: He clipped along the highway on his motorcycle.

Archaic. to fly rapidly.

noun

the act of clipping.

anything clipped off, especially the wool shorn at a single shearing of sheep.

the amount of wool shorn in one season.

clips, (used with a plural verb) an instrument for clipping; shears.

film clip.

Informal. clipping(def 2).

Informal. a quick, sharp blow: a clip on the jaw.

rate; pace: at a rapid clip.

Origin of clip

1150–1200; Middle English clippen < Old Norse klippa to clip, cut

Related formsclip·pa·ble, adjective

clip

[klip]

noun

a device that grips and holds tightly.

a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc.

cartridge clip.

an article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc.

a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe.

Also called lug. Shipbuilding. a short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces.

Archaic. an embrace.

verb (used with or without object), clipped, clip·ping.

to grip tightly; fasten with or as if with a clip.

to encircle; encompass.

Football. to block by illegally throwing the body across a player's legs from behind.

Archaic. to embrace or hug.

Origin of clip

before 900; Middle English clippen, Old English clyppan to embrace, surround; cognate with Old Frisian kleppa

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Related Words for clipped

trim, shave, prune, mow, snip, shear, knock, smack, whack, lower, cut, truncate, shorten, reduce, pare, crop, dock, decrease, slash, bob

Examples from the Web for clipped

Contemporary Examples of clipped

Denton, who speaks in the clipped cadence of the Oxford-educated Brit he is, has built quite a castle.
The Gospel According to Nick Denton—What Next For The Gawker Founder?
Lloyd Grove
December 14, 2014
Bergdahl dialed out, leaned into the desk, and spoke to his contacts in code names and a clipped military shorthand.
Bergdahl’s Dad: Drone Killed Captor’s Kid
Michael Ames
June 6, 2014
The cops had heard that he clipped people at everything, from golf to throwing quarters at a crack in the floor.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man
John Lardner
May 17, 2014
But the people he clipped were mostly members of his own profession.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man
John Lardner
May 17, 2014
But “Studies show…” items can be clipped and pasted by… By people like me.
P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks
P. J. O’Rourke
April 6, 2014

Historical Examples of clipped

And the clipped privet bush by the trellis and the may tree by the gate.
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
May Sinclair
The "thanks" clipped like a steel trap, and the business was completed.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
Only the point of it stuck up; the rest was clipped as clean as a rat-terrier's.
The Underdog
F. Hopkinson Smith
Dilly rose, and, as some one afterwards said, "clipped it right up to him."
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown
It ranged high, moreover, and only clipped away a bit of the roof.
The Downfall
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for clipped

clipped

adjective

(of speech or voice) abrupt and distinct

clip

verb clips, clipping or clipped (mainly tr)

(also intr) to cut, snip, or trim with or as if with scissors or shears, esp in order to shorten or remove a part

British to punch (a hole) in something, esp a ticket

to curtail or cut short

to move a short section from (a film, etc)

to shorten (a word)

(intr) to trot or move rapidly, esp over a long distancea horse clipping along the road

informal to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow

slang to obtain (money) by deception or cheating

US slang to murder; execute

clip someone's wings

to restrict someone's freedom
to thwart someone's ambition

noun

the act or process of clipping

something clipped off

an extract from a film, newspaper, etc

informal a sharp, often slanting, blow

informal speeda rapid clip

Australian and NZ the total quantity of wool shorn, as in one place, season, etc

another word for clipped form

Derived Formsclippable, adjective

Word Origin for clip

C12: from Old Norse klippa to cut; related to Low German klippen

clip

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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Word Origin and History for clipped

clip

v.1

"to cut or sever with a sharp instrument," c.1200, from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse klippa, Swedish klippa, Danish klippe "clip, shear, cut") probably echoic. Related: Clipped; clipping.

Meaning "to pronounce short" is from 1520s. The verb has a long association with shady activities, originally especially in reference to cutting or shaving metal from coins (c.1400), but later extended to swindles from the sense "to shear sheep," hence clip-joint "place that overcharges outrageously" (1933, American English, a term from Prohibition). To clip (someone's) wings figuratively (1590s) is from the method of preventing a captive bird from flying.

clip

v.2

"fasten, hold together by pressure," also (mostly archaic) "to embrace," from Old English clyppan "to embrace, clasp; surround; prize, honor, cherish;" related to Old Frisian kleppa "to embrace, love," Old High German klaftra, German klafter "fathom" (on notion of outstretched arms). Also cf. Lithuanian glebys "armful," globiu "to embrace, support." Meaning "to fasten, bind" is early 14c. Meaning "to fasten with clips" is from 1902. Related: Clipped; clipping. Original sense of the verb is preserved in U.S. football clipping penalty.

clip

n.1

"something for attaching or holding," mid-14c., probably from clip (v.2). Meaning "receptacle containing several cartridges for a repeating firearm" is from 1901. Meaning "piece of jewelry fastened by a clip" is from 1937. This is also the source of paper clip (1854). Old English had clypp "an embrace."

clip

n.2

mid-15c., "shears," from clip (v.1). Meaning "act of clipping" is from 1825, originally of sheep-shearing, later of haircuts. Meaning "rate of speed" is 1867 (cf. clipper). Meaning "an extract from a movie" is from 1958.

clipped in Medicine

clip

[klĭp]

n.

A fastener used in surgery to hold skin or other tissue in position or to control hemorrhage.