clip has definitions from the field of arms
1
[ verb ] sever or remove by pinching or snipping

Examples

"nip off the flowers"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

A carbine cracked more loudly , and a slug clipped fragments from the brush off at one side .

Related terms

cut clipper clipper

2
[ noun ] (arms) a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Others carried extra clips for the Browning_Automatic_Rifle , which was in the hands of a little Mexican named Martinez .

Warren eased his rifle 's safety off and gently , slowly sneaked another clip of ammunition from one of the cloth bandoleers that marked the upper part of his body with an X .

3
[ noun ] any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

Used in print

(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)

Our pin-curl clips and self-locking nuts achieved dominance in just a_few years time , despite substantial , well established competition .

4
[ noun ] an instance or single occasion for some event

Synonyms

time

Examples

"This time he succeeded" "He called four times" "he could do ten at a clip"

Related terms

case

5
[ verb ] cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of "dress the plants in the garden"
6
[ noun ] an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress

Related terms

jewelry

7
[ noun ] the act of clipping or snipping

Synonyms

snip clipping

Related terms

cut nip snip

8
[ verb ] attach with a clip

Examples

"clip the papers together"

Related terms

unclip attach

9
[ verb ] terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

Synonyms

cut_short curtail

Examples

"My speech was cut short" "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

Related terms

shorten curtailment

10
[ verb ] run at a moderately swift pace

Synonyms

trot jog

Related terms

run jog trotter trotting_horse

11
[ noun ] a sharp slanting blow

Examples

"he gave me a clip on the ear"

Related terms

blow

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