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What does clip mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word clip? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To grip tightly.
  2. To fasten with a clip.
  3. (archaic) To hug, embrace.
  4. (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
Noun
  1. Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
  2. An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
  3. (obsolete) An embrace.
  4. A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into the magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
  5. (fishing, Britain, Scotland) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
Verb
  1. To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
  2. To curtail; to cut short.
  3. (dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.
  4. (American football) An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
  5. (signal processing) To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
  6. (computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
  7. To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
Noun
  1. Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:
    1. The product of a single shearing of sheep.
    2. A season's crop of wool.
    3. A section of video taken from a film, broadcast, or other longer video
    4. A newspaper clipping.
  2. An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
  3. (uncountable, Geordie) The condition of something, its state.
  4. (informal) A blow with the hand.
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