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If you c___ something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it.If you clip something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it.I saw an old man out clipping his hedge.He had already clipped his hair close to the skull.Give hedges a last clip. nounA clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.She took the clip out of her hair.A clip from a film or a radio or television programme is a short piece of it that is broadcast separately....an historical film clip of Lenin speaking....a clip from the movie 'Shane'.If you give someone a clip round the ear, you hit their head fairly lightly with the palm of your hand, usually as a punishment .The boy was later given a clip round the ear by his father.An ammunition clip is a metal container on an automatic weapon which holds ammunition.verbWhen you clip things together or when things clip together, you fasten them together using a clip or clips.He clipped his safety belt to a fitting on the deck.He clipped his cufflinks neatly in place....an electronic pen which clips to the casing.His flashlight was still clipped to his belt.If you clip something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it.I saw an old man out clipping his hedge.He had already clipped his hair close to the skull.Give hedges a last clip.If you clip something out of a newspaper or magazine, you cut it out.Kids in his neighborhood clipped his picture from the newspaper and carried it around.If something clips something else, it hits it accidentally at an angle before moving off in a different direction.The lorry clipped the rear of a tanker and then crashed into a second truck.If you clip a small amount off the time taken to do something, you reduce it by that amount. B2

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clip clipsclippingclipped

query	If you c___ something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it.If you clip something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it. I saw an old man out clipping his hedge. He had already clipped his hair close to the skull. Give hedges a last clip.
word	clip
full-definition	noun A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together. She took the clip out of her hair. A clip from a film or a radio or television programme is a short piece of it that is broadcast separately. ...an historical film clip of Lenin speaking. ...a clip from the movie 'Shane'. If you give someone a clip round the ear, you hit their head fairly lightly with the palm of your hand, usually as a punishment . The boy was later given a clip round the ear by his father. An ammunition clip is a metal container on an automatic weapon which holds ammunition. verb When you clip things together or when things clip together, you fasten them together using a clip or clips. He clipped his safety belt to a fitting on the deck. He clipped his cufflinks neatly in place. ...an electronic pen which clips to the casing. His flashlight was still clipped to his belt. If you clip something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it. I saw an old man out clipping his hedge. He had already clipped his hair close to the skull. Give hedges a last clip. If you clip something out of a newspaper or magazine, you cut it out. Kids in his neighborhood clipped his picture from the newspaper and carried it around. If something clips something else, it hits it accidentally at an angle before moving off in a different direction. The lorry clipped the rear of a tanker and then crashed into a second truck. If you clip a small amount off the time taken to do something, you reduce it by that amount.
inflections	clipsclippingclipped
cefr-level	B2

Clip Clipped Small Cut Pieces Order Shape Clipping