clip
n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be
inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder},
{cartridge clip}, {magazine}]
2: an instance or single occasion for some event; "This time he
succeeded"; "He called four times"; "he could do ten at a
clip" [syn: {time}]
3: any of various small implements used to hold loose articles
together
4: an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or
dress
5: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clipping}, {snip}]
6: a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
v 1: sever or remove by pinching of snipping; "nip off the
flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {snip}, {snip off}]
2: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {jog}]
3: attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [ant: {unclip}]
4: cut back the growth of, of bushes and trees [syn: {snip}, {crop},
{trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
5: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or
its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal
freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: {curtail}, {cut
short}]