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ALL meanings of clipt

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  • 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
  • verb with object clipt to pronounce rapidly, with precise articulation and with omission of certain sounds, as of unstressed vowels: an annoying habit of clipping his words. 1
  • verb with object clipt to shorten (a word or phrase) by dropping one or more syllables. 1
  • verb with object clipt Informal. to hit with a quick, sharp blow: He clipped him on the jaw with a sudden punch. 1
  • verb with object clipt Slang. to take or get money from by dishonest means; swindle; rook. 1
  • verb without object clipt to clip or cut something. 1
  • verb without object clipt to cut articles or pictures from a newspaper, magazine, etc. 1
  • verb without object clipt to move swiftly: He clipped along the highway on his motorcycle. 1
  • verb without object clipt Archaic. to fly rapidly. 1
  • noun clipt a device that grips and holds tightly. 1
  • noun clipt a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc. 1
  • noun clipt cartridge clip. 1
  • noun clipt an article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc. 1
  • noun clipt a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe. 1
  • noun clipt Simple past tense and past participle of clip. 1
  • noun clipt Also called lug. Shipbuilding. a short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces. 1
  • noun clipt Archaic. an embrace. 1
  • verb clipt (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of clip. 0
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