verb🔗ShareTo grip tightly."The toddler clipped his toy truck tightly in his hand and refused to let go. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fasten with a clip."Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go."actiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hug, embrace."After winning the game, the coach clipped each player in a celebratory hug. "actionhumanbodyemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard."Maria stood outside the grocery store and clipped signatures for the petition to build a new park. "politicsactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc."Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper."actionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo curtail; to cut short."The gardener clipped the overgrown hedges to make them neater. "actionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strike with the hand."The angry customer clipped the cashier across the face after being denied a refund. "actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hit or strike, especially in passing."The car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost."actionsportmilitarypoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAn 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."The football player was penalized because he clipped an opponent from behind, taking him down illegally. "sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value."The microphone was too close to the speaker, and the loud sound clipped, making it distorted and hard to understand. "signalelectronicssoundtechnicalcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it."The game engine clipped the buildings behind the mountain, so the computer didn't have to waste time drawing what the player couldn't see. "computingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(Of a camera, character model, etc.) To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier)."The video game character accidentally clipped into the wall, making him disappear from view for a moment. "technologycomputinggameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cheat, swindle, or fleece."The dishonest mechanic clipped me by charging for parts he never replaced. "businesseconomyfinancemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grab or take stealthily"While waiting in line, the boy clipped a candy bar from the shelf when nobody was looking. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving an end cut off; trimmed or cut back."The teacher clipped the students' unruly hair to make it easier to manage. "appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of speech) With each word pronounced separately and distinctly."The drill sergeant's speech was clipped and forceful, each word sharp and precise. "phoneticslanguagecommunicationsoundstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCircumcised."He confirmed that the baby was born clipped, as is customary in his religion. "bodymedicineanatomyphysiologysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
