clip

1. 1.

   sever or remove by pinching or snipping

   “nip off the flowers”

   Synonymsnipnip offsnipsnip off

   Broadercut
2. 2.

   run at a moderately swift pace

   Synonymstrotjog

   Broaderrun
3. 3.

   attach with a clip

   “clip the papers together”

   Antonymsunclip

   Broaderattach
4. 4.

   cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

   “dress the plants in the garden”

   Synonymssnipcroptrimlopdressprunecut back

   Broaderthin out

   Narrowershearpoll
5. 5.

   terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

   “My speech was cut short”

   “Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries”

   Synonymscurtailcut short

   Broadershorten

Other forms of clip

plural

clips·

past tense or participle

clipped

present participle

clipping

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about clip

What does clip mean?

clip means "a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in clip?

clip has 1 syllable: clip. In IPA it is /ˈklɪp/.

What is another word for clip?

Close synonyms include cartridge holder, cartridge clip, magazine, time, clipping. 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.

What is the opposite of clip?

The recorded antonyms are unclip.

Is clip a common word?

clip is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.