Definition of clipt Clipt

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What does clipt mean?

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clipt, verb, past participle of clip (infinitive).

WordNet

Noun Plural: clips
clip - the act of clipping or snipping
		clipping, snip
		cutting off, cutting, cut the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
clip - any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
		holdfast, fastener, fastening, fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
		bicycle clip, trouser clip a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain
		alligator clip, bulldog clip a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
		hair slide a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place
clip - a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
clip - an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
clip - a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
		cartridge holder, cartridge clip, magazine
		supply chamber a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed
		gun the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute"
clip - an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
		time
Verb clips, clipping, clipped
clip - attach with a clip; "clip the papers together"
		unclip remove the clip from
		attach be attached; be in contact with
clip - 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"
		curtail, cut short
		shorten become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
clip - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
		snip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
		thin out make sparse; "thin out the young plants"
		shear become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
		pollard, poll convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"
		pinch, top irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
		disbud destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
clip - sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"
		nip, nip off, snip, snip off
		cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
clip - run at a moderately swift pace
		trot, jog
		run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"

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Wiktionary

clip (Noun)
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
clip (Noun)
An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
clip (Noun)
An embrace.
clip (Noun)
A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
clip (Noun)
A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
clip (Noun)
Something which has been clipped; a small portion of a larger whole, especially an excerpt of a larger work.
clip (Noun)
An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
clip (Noun)
The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.
clip (Noun)
A speed or pace.
clip (Noun)
The condition of something, its state.
clip (Noun)
A blow with the hand.
clip (Verb)
To grip tightly.
clip (Verb)
To fasten with a clip.
clip (Verb)
To hug, embrace.
clip (Verb)
To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
clip (Verb)
To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
clip (Verb)
To strike with the hand.
clip (Verb)
An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
clip (Verb)
To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
clip (Verb)
To discard an occluded part of a model or scene rather than waste resources on rendering it.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

clip (v. t.)
To embrace, hence; to encompass.
clip (v. t.)
To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin.
clip (v. t.)
To curtail; to cut short.
clip (v. i.)
To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.
clip (n.)
An embrace.
clip (n.)
A cutting; a shearing.
clip (n.)
The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.
clip (n.)
A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.
clip (n.)
An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree.
clip (n.)
A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; -- called also toe clip and beak.
clip (n.)
A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

clip
klip, v.t. to cut by making the blades of shears meet: to cut off: to debase the coin by cutting off the edges: to diminish.—v.i. to go quickly:—pr.p. clip′ping; pa.p. clipped.—n. the thing clipped off, as the wool that has been shorn off sheep: a smart blow.—adj. Clipped, cut short.—ns. Clip′per, one that clips: a sharp-built, fast-sailing vessel: (slang) a dashing person; Clip′ping, the act of cutting, esp. debasing coin by cutting off the edges: the thing clipped off.—adj. superb: fast-going.—Clip the wings, to cut a bird's wings to prevent it from flying: (fig.) to restrain ambition: to deprive of the means of rising. [Prob. from Ice. klippa, to cut; Dan. klippe.]
clip
klip, v.t. (Shak.) to embrace: to encircle: to hold firmly.—n. an instrument for holding things firm. [A.S. clyppan, to embrace; Ice. klýpa, to pinch; Ger. kluppe, pincers.]