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Uncommonclip
The correct spelling is clip.
How to pronounce clip
/klɪp/
nounIPA: /klɪp/
Say it like: Cli-p
The correct spelling is clip. Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. For example: "Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form."
Usage Examples
“Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form.”
“He was walking at a fair clip and I was out of breath trying to keep up.”
“Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- 2.An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
- 3.An embrace.
- 4.A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into the magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- 5.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.
verb
- 1.To grip tightly.
- 2.To fasten with a clip.
- 3.To hug, embrace.
- 4.To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- 5.To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
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