clipped

clipped

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [klipt]
- /klɪpt/
- /klɪpt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klipt]
- /klɪpt/

Definitions of clipped word

adjective clipped Clipped means neatly cut. 3
adjective clipped If you say that someone has a clipped way of speaking, you mean they speak with quick, short sounds, and usually that they sound upper-class. 3
adjective clipped (of speech or voice) abrupt and distinct 3
adjective clipped characterized by quick, terse, and clear enunciation. 1
verb with object clipped to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears: to clip a rose from a bush. 1
verb with object clipped to trim by cutting: to clip a hedge. 1

See all 31 definitions of clipped

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Parts of speech for Clipped

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Clipped

clipped popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for clipped

adjective clipped

neat — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
cut back — If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
tidy — neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
pared — to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.

All 14 Synonyms of clipped

Antonyms for clipped

verb clipped

undid — simple past tense of undo.
grew — simple past tense of grow.
increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.

All 4 Antonyms of clipped

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