alligator clip

1. 1.

   a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws

   Synonymsbulldog clip

   Broaderclip

   Part ofclip lead

   Partsjaw

Questions about alligator clip

What does alligator clip mean?

alligator clip means "a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws".

What is another word for alligator clip?

Close synonyms include bulldog clip. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alligator clip a common word?

alligator clip is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.