clipping
noun
[ ˈklɪpɪŋ ]
• a small piece trimmed from something.
• "hedge clippings and grass cuttings"
clip
verb
• fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips.
• "she clipped on a pair of diamond earrings"
Similar:
fasten,
attach,
fix,
affix,
hold,
join,
connect,
secure,
pin,
staple,
tack,
Origin:
Old English clyppan (verb), of West Germanic origin. The noun use dates from the late 15th century.
clip
verb
• cut short or trim (hair, vegetation, etc.) with shears or scissors.
• "I was clipping the hedge"
Similar:
trim,
cut,
cut short/shorter,
snip,
prune,
shorten,
crop,
shear,
shave,
pare,
lop,
pollard,
mow,
neaten,
shape,
tidy up,
even up,
• strike smartly or with a glancing blow.
• "the car clipped the kerb"
Similar:
hit,
strike,
make contact with,
touch,
brush,
graze,
glance off,
tap,
run into,
bang into,
crack into/against,
cuff,
smack,
slap,
thump,
punch,
knock,
rap,
box someone's ears,
clout,
whack,
wallop,
belt,
clobber,
bop,
biff,
sock,
skelp,
• swindle or rob.
• "in all the years he ran the place, he was clipped only three times"
• move quickly.
• "we clip down the track"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse klippa, probably imitative.
