"clip" | Definition and Related Words

clip

Noun

A metal frame or container holding cartridges;
Can be inserted into an automatic gun (synset 102976476)
is a type of: supply chamber - a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed

subtypes: pincurl clip - a variety of clip for holding pin curls

is a part of: gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

same as: cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine
An instance or single occasion for some event (synset 107324217)
"this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"

is a type of: case, example, instance - an occurrence of something

same as: time
Any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together (synset 103047943)
is a type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
subtypes:
- bicycle clip, trouser clip - a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain
- alligator clip, bulldog clip - a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
- hair slide - a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place
- gem clip, paper clip, paperclip - a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress (synset 103048151)
is a type of: jewellery, jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
The act of clipping or snipping (synset 100360440)
is a type of: cut, cutting, cutting off - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

subtypes: nip, pinch - a small sharp bite or snip

same as: clipping, snip
A sharp slanting blow (synset 100134054)
"he gave me a clip on the ear"

is a type of: blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

Verb

Sever or remove by pinching or snipping (synset 201459092)
"nip off the flowers"

is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument

same as: nip, nip off, snip, snip off
Run at a moderately swift pace (synset 201905440)
is a type of: run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

same as: jog, trot
Attach with a clip (synset 201370319)
"clip the papers together"

is a type of: attach - cause to be attached
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (synset 201323662)
"dress the plants in the garden"

is a type of: thin out - make sparse
subtypes:
- shear - cut with shears
- poll, pollard - convert into a pollard
- pinch, top - cut the top off
- disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
same as: crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim
Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent (synset 200293639)
"My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

is a type of: shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

same as: curtail, cut short

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