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