clip in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
clip in Marathi मराठी
clip in Sindhi سنڌي
clip in Telugu తెలుగు
clip in English
- clip⇄clip (1), verb, clipped,clipping,noun.
- clip⇄clip (2), verb, clipped,clipping,noun.
- clip⇄expr. clips, an instrument for clipping; shears.
Ex. A bonnier flesh ne'er crossed the clips (Robert Burns). - clip⇄noun 1. a thing used for clipping things together. A clip for papers is often made of a piece of bent wire.
2a. a metal holder for cartridges used in some firearms.
b. the number of rounds this holds.
3. a piece of jewelry fastened b - clip⇄noun 1. the act of clipping.
Ex. His hair needs a clip around the back of the neck.
2a. anything clipped off.
b. a clipped word or form.
Ex. Shoptalk has many clips--mike for microphone or micrometer (Porter G. Perrin).
3 - clip⇄tie clasp orclip
a clasp or clip for holding a necktie in place by fastening it to the shirt front. - clip⇄v.i. to grip; bite.
Ex. The air clipped keen, the night was fanged with frost (Samuel Taylor Coleridge). - clip⇄v.i. 1. (Informal.) to move fast; run.
Ex. The car clipped down the road at seventy miles an hour.
2. to cut pieces from a magazine or newspaper.
3. to cut or trim something with shears.
4. (Archaic.) to fly quickly. - clip⇄v.t. 1. to hold tight; fasten.
Ex. The secretary clipped the papers together.
(SYN) clasp, grip.
2. to encircle; encompass.
Ex. A snake her forehead clips (Tennyson).
3. to block (a football player who does not have the b - clip⇄v.t. 1. to trim with shears, scissors, or clippers; cut; cut short.
Ex. A sheep's fleece is clipped off to get wool. The gardener clips the hedges to keep them straight and level.
(SYN) shear, snip.
2. to cut the hair or fleece of; tr