English noun: clip | |||
1. | clip (artifact) a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun | ||
Synonyms | cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | supply chamber | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pincurl clip | ||
Part meronym | gun | ||
2. | clip (event) an instance or single occasion for some event | ||
Samples | This time he succeeded. He called four times. He could do ten at a clip. | ||
Synonyms | time | ||
Broader (hypernym) | case, example, instance | ||
3. | clip (artifact) any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alligator clip, bicycle clip, bulldog clip, gem clip, hair slide, paper clip, paperclip, trouser clip | ||
4. | clip (artifact) an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress | ||
Broader (hypernym) | jewellery, jewelry | ||
5. | clip (act) the act of clipping or snipping | ||
Synonyms | clipping, snip | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut, cutting, cutting off | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nip, pinch | ||
6. | clip (act) a sharp slanting blow | ||
Samples | He gave me a clip on the ear. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
English verb: clip | |||
1. | clip (contact) sever or remove by pinching or snipping | ||
Samples | Nip off the flowers. | ||
Synonyms | nip, nip off, snip, snip off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
2. | clip (motion) run at a moderately swift pace | ||
Synonyms | jog, trot | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | run | ||
3. | clip (contact) attach with a clip | ||
Samples | Clip the papers together. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
Antonyms | unclip | ||
4. | clip (contact) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||
Samples | Dress the plants in the garden. | ||
Synonyms | crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thin out | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | disbud, pinch, poll, pollard, shear, top | ||
5. | clip (change) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | ||
Samples | My speech was cut short. Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries. | ||
Synonyms | curtail, cut short | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shorten | ||