clip

CEFRB1

/klɪp/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To cut a small amount from something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A small device used to hold things together.

Examples

  • A note was attached to the document with a paper clip.

  • Do they clip the sheep every year?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [kʰl̥ɪp]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To fasten with a clip.

  2. To hug, embrace.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A short part of a film or recording.

More examples

In context

  • Here is a clip from her latest movie.

  • Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go.

  • She reads at a pretty good clip.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English clippen, cleppen, clüppen, from Old English clyppan (“to hug, embrace, cherish, clasp”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glemb-, *glembʰ- (“lump, clump, clod, clamp”). Cognate with Old Frisian kleppa, klippa (“to hug, embrace”), Middle High German klimpen, klimpfen (“to contract tightly, constrict, squeeze”).