Thesaurus: clip

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1. v. t. To embrace, hence; to encompass.
2. v. t. To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin.
3. v. t. To curtail; to cut short.
4. v. i. To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.
5. n. An embrace.
6. n. A cutting; a shearing.
7. n. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.
8. n. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.
9. n. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree.
10. n. A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and beak.
11. n. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip.
12. n. a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun