Noun
a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"

Noun
the act of clipping or snipping

Noun
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

Noun
any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

Noun
an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress

Noun
an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"

Verb
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

Verb
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

Verb
attach with a clip; "clip the papers together"

Verb
sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"

Verb
run at a moderately swift pace

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v. t.
To embrace, hence; to encompass.

v. t.
To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin.

v. t.
To curtail; to cut short.

v. i.
To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.

n.
An embrace.

n.
A cutting; a shearing.

n.
The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.

n.
A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.

n.
An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree.

n.
A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and beak.

n.
A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip.

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Clip

Clip , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clipped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Clipping.] [OE. cluppen, clippen, to embrace, AS. clyran to embrace, clasp; cf. OHG. kluft tongs, shears, Icel, kl'dfpa to pinch, squeeze, also OE. clippen to cut, shear, Dan. klippe to clip, cut, SW. & Icel. klippa.] 1. To embrace, hence; to encompass.

O . . . that Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee about, Would bear thee from the knowledge of thyself.

2. To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin.

Sentenced to have his ears clipped.

3. To curtail; to cut short.

All my reports go with the modest truth; No more nor clipped, but so.

In London they clip their words after one manner about the court, another in the city, and a third in the suburbs.

Clip

Clip , v. i. To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.

Straight flies as chek, and clips it down the wind.

Clip

Clip, n. 1. An embrace. Sir P. Sidney. 2. A cutting; a shearing. 3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool. 4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. 5. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. Knight. 6. (Far.) A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and beak. Youatt. 7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. [Colloq. U. S.]

To embrace, hence; to encompass.

To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.

An embrace.