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verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The football player was penalized because he clipped an opponent from behind, taking him down illegally. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value. Examples : "The microphone was too close to the speaker, and the loud sound clipped, making it distorted and hard to understand. " signal electronics sound technical communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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