clip
Noun
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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 neededhyponym: pincurl clip - a variety of clip for holding pin curlspart meronym: gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) -
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"synonym: time
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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 placehyponym:
- 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)
- The act of clipping or snipping (synset 100360440)
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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
Verb
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Sever or remove by pinching or snipping (synset 201459092)
"nip off the flowers"hypernym: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
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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
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Attach with a clip (synset 201370319)
"clip the papers together"hypernym: attach - cause to be attached
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Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (synset 201323662)
"dress the plants in the garden"hypernym: thin out - make sparsehyponym:
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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
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