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clip

1. clip \'klip\ vt or clipped;  or clip.ping [ME clippen, fr. OE clyppan; 
   akin to OHG kla-ftra fathom,]L gleba clod, globus globe 1: ENCOMPASS  2a: 
   to hold in a tight grip : CLUTCH  2b: to clasp or fasten with a clip  3: to 
   block (an opposing player other than the ball carrier) by hitting wi th the 
   body from behind
2. clip n 1: any of various devices that grip, clasp, or hook  2: a device 
   to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles; (Xalso : a 
   magazine from which ammunition is fed into the chamber of a firearm 3: a 
   piece of jewelry held in position by a spring clip 
3. clip vb or clipped;  or clip.ping [ME clippen, fr. ON klippa] 1a: to cut 
   or cut off with shears  1b: to cut off the distal or outer part of  1c1: 
   EXCISE  1c2: to cut items out of  2a: CURTAIL, DIMINISH  2b: to abbreviate 
   in speech or writing  slang  3: HIT, PUNCH  4: to take money from unfairly 
   or dishonestly esp. by overcharging  1: to clip something  2: to travel or 
   pass rapidly 
4. clip n pl, Scot  1a: SHEARS  1b: a 2-bladed instrument for cutting esp. 
   the nails  2: something that is clipped : as  2a: the product of a single 
   shearing (as of sheep)  2b: a crop of wool of a sheep, a flock, or a region 
    2c: a section of filmed material  3: an act of clipping  4: a sharp blow  
   5: a rapid pace