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clip

Definition

  • noun: a usually small piece of metal or plastic that holds things together or keeps things in place
  • verb: to hold in a tight grip
  • verb: to hold (two or more things) together with a clip
  • usually used in the phrase 'at a clip'
  • synonyms: encompass, clutch, curtail

Examples

  • a tie 'clip' [=a piece of metal that holds together the ends of a necktie]

  • The market is growing at a 'clip' [='rate'] of five percent a year.

  • They 'clipped' his 'wings' by withholding funding for his projects.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) and a heck of a wallop. You interested in an automatic? It's a colt. automatic. It's a nice little gun. It's a beautiful little gun. Holds six shots in the clip, one shot in the chamber. That's if you're dumb enough to put a round in the chamber. Here, look at this. A. Walther. That's a nice gun. (..)
    1976 Taxi Driver