clip

1. A metal frame or container holding cartridges;
   Can be inserted into an automatic gun (synset 102976476)
   hypernym: supply chamber - a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed
   hyponym: pincurl clip - a variety of clip for holding pin curls
   part meronym: gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
   synonym: cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine
2. 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"
   hypernym: case, example, instance - an occurrence of something
   synonym: time
3. Any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together (synset 103047943)
   hypernym: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
   hyponym:

   • 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
4. An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress (synset 103048151)
   hypernym: jewellery, jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
5. The act of clipping or snipping (synset 100360440)
   hypernym: cut, cutting, cutting off - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
   hyponym: nip, pinch - a small sharp bite or snip
   synonym: clipping, snip
6. A sharp slanting blow (synset 100134054)
   "he gave me a clip on the ear"
   hypernym: blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

1. Sever or remove by pinching or snipping (synset 201459092)
   "nip off the flowers"
   hypernym: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
   synonym: nip, nip off, snip, snip off
2. Run at a moderately swift pace (synset 201905440)
   hypernym: run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
   synonym: jog, trot
3. Attach with a clip (synset 201370319)
   "clip the papers together"
   hypernym: attach - cause to be attached
4. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (synset 201323662)
   "dress the plants in the garden"
   hypernym: thin out - make sparse
   hyponym:

   • 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
   synonym: crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim
5. 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"
   hypernym: shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
   synonym: curtail, cut short

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