CLIP
-verb (mainly trans.)
1. (also intr.) to cut, snip, or trim with or as if
with scissors or shears, especially in order to shorten or remove a part
2. (British) to punch (a hole) in something, especially
a ticket
3. to curtail or cut short
4. to move a short section from (a film, etc.)
5. to shorten (a word)
6. (intr.) to trot or move rapidly, especially over a
long distance
7. (informal) to strike with a sharp, often slanting,
blow
8. (slang) to obtain (money) by deception or cheating
9. (US, slang) to murder; execute
-noun
10. the act or process of clipping
11. something clipped off
12. an extract from a film, newspaper, etc.
13. (informal) a sharp, often slanting, blow
14. (informal) speed
15. (Australian & and New Zealand) the
total quantity of wool shorn, as in one place, season, etc.
-noun
1. any of various small implements used to hold loose
articles together or to attach one article to another
2. an article of jewellery that can be clipped onto a dress,
hat, etc.
3. the pointed flange on a horseshoe that secures it to the
front part of the hoof
-verb
4. (trans.)to hold together tightly, as with a clip
5. (trans.) (archaic or dialect) to embrace
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