clipped

From the verb clip: (⇒ conjugate)
clipped is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

clipped adj.

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clipped /klɪpt/ adj

clip¹ v., clipped, clipped or clipt/klɪpt/USA pronunciation clip•ping, n.
v.

[~ + object] to cut off or out, as with scissors;
to trim or give shape to something: to clip a rose from a bush;
to clip a hedge.
[~ + object] to cut short;
curtail: We clipped our visit by a week.
[~ + object] Informal. to hit with a quick, sharp blow: He clipped me on the jaw.
[no object] to move swiftly: The motorcycle clipped along the highway.

clip² n., v., clipped, clip•ping.
n. [countable]

a device that grips tightly, esp. a clasp for holding together papers, etc.
a frame holding cartridges to be put into the magazine of a gun:an ammunition clip.
Jewelryan article of jewelry clipped onto clothing, etc.:She wore a diamond clip on her blouse.

to fasten with or as if with a clip: [~ + on]This earring clips on to the ear.[~ + object]The secretary clipped the reports together.

clip¹ v., clipped, clipped or clipt, clip•ping, n.
v.t.

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). Cf. 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.
Oceanography, Linguisticsto 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 Termsto take or get money from by dishonest means;
swindle;
rook.

v.i.

clip′pa•ble, adj.

clip² n., v., clipped, clip•ping.
n.

a device that grips and holds tightly.
a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc.
See cartridge clip.
Jewelryan article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc.
a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe.
Nautical, Naval TermsAlso called lug. [Shipbuilding.]a short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces.
[Archaic.]an embrace.

v.t., v.i.

to grip tightly;
fasten with or as if with a clip.
to encircle;
encompass.
Sport[Football.]to block by illegally throwing the body across a player's legs from behind.
[Archaic.]to embrace or hug.

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

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clip /klɪp/ vb (clips, clipping, 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
Brit 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)
informal to strike with a sharp, often slanting, blow
slang to obtain (money) by deception or cheating
US slang to murder; execute

Etymology: 12th Century: from Old Norse klippa to cut; related to Low German klippen

clip /klɪp/ n

any of various small implements used to hold loose articles together or to attach one article to another
short for paperclip, cartridge clip

vb (clips, clipping, clipped) (transitive)

Etymology: Old English clyppan to embrace; related to Old Frisian kleppa, Lithuanian glebiu

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