clip

1. v. t. To embrace, hence; to encompass. Source: opted

2. v. t. To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin. Source: opted

3. v. t. To curtail; to cut short. Source: opted

4. v. i. To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it. Source: opted

5. n. An embrace. Source: opted

6. n. A cutting; a shearing. Source: opted

7. n. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool. Source: opted

8. n. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. Source: opted

9. n. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

11. n. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. Source: opted

12. n. a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun Source: wordnet

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