Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klipt]
- /klɪpt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klipt]
- /klɪpt/
Definitions of clipt word
- verb clipt a past participle of clip1 . 1
- verb with object clipt to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears: to clip a rose from a bush. 1
- verb with object clipt to trim by cutting: to clip a hedge. 1
- verb with object clipt to cut or trim the hair or fleece of; shear: to clip a poodle. 1
- verb with object clipt to pare the edge of (a coin). Compare sweat (def 22). 1
- verb with object clipt to cut short; curtail: We clipped our visit by a week to return home earlier. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of clipt
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English clippen < Old Norse klippa to clip, cut
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clipt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clipt popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.