verb🔗ShareSujetar con fuerza, agarrarTo grip tightly."The toddler clipped his toy truck tightly in his hand and refused to let go. "El niño pequeño sujetó con fuerza su camión de juguete en la mano y se negó a soltarlo.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSujetar con un clipTo fasten with a clip."Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go."Por favor, sujete las fotos a las páginas donde irán.actiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbrazar, abrazarTo hug, embrace."After winning the game, the coach clipped each player in a celebratory hug. "Después de ganar el juego, el entrenador abrazó a cada jugador en un abrazo de celebración.actionhumanbodyemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecopilar firmasTo 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. "María se paró afuera de la tienda de comestibles y recopiló firmas para la petición de construir un nuevo parque.politicsactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecortar, cortarTo cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc."Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper."Por favor, recorta ese cupón del periódico.actionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecortar, acortarTo curtail; to cut short."The gardener clipped the overgrown hedges to make them neater. "El jardinero recortó los setos crecidos para hacerlos más ordenados.actionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpearTo strike with the hand."The angry customer clipped the cashier across the face after being denied a refund. "El cliente enfadado golpeó al cajero en la cara después de que le negaran un reembolso.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear, rozarTo hit or strike, especially in passing."The car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost."El coche se salió de la carretera y rozó una farola.actionsportmilitarypoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlacar ilegalAn 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. "El jugador de fútbol fue penalizado porque hizo un placar ilegal a un oponente por detrás, derribándolo ilegalmente.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecortar, cortarTo 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. "El micrófono estaba demasiado cerca del altavoz, y el sonido fuerte se recortó, haciéndolo distorsionado y difícil de entender.signalelectronicssoundtechnicalcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecortarTo 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. "El motor del juego recortó los edificios detrás de la montaña, para que la computadora no tuviera que perder tiempo dibujando lo que el jugador no podía ver.computingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtravesar, cortar(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. "El personaje del videojuego accidentalmente atravesó la pared, haciéndolo desaparecer de la vista por un momento.technologycomputinggameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstafar, timarTo cheat, swindle, or fleece."The dishonest mechanic clipped me by charging for parts he never replaced. "El mecánico deshonesto me estafó cobrando piezas que nunca reemplazó.businesseconomyfinancemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrebatar, robarTo grab or take stealthily"While waiting in line, the boy clipped a candy bar from the shelf when nobody was looking. "Mientras esperaba en la fila, el niño arrebató una barra de caramelo del estante cuando nadie miraba.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRecortado, cortadoHaving an end cut off; trimmed or cut back."The teacher clipped the students' unruly hair to make it easier to manage. "El profesor recortó el cabello rebelde de los estudiantes para que fuera más fácil de manejar.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCortado, articulado(of speech) With each word pronounced separately and distinctly."The drill sergeant's speech was clipped and forceful, each word sharp and precise. "El discurso del sargento instructor era cortado y enérgico, cada palabra aguda y precisa.phoneticslanguagecommunicationsoundstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCircuncidadoCircumcised."He confirmed that the baby was born clipped, as is customary in his religion. "Confirmó que el bebé nació circuncidado, como es costumbre en su religión.bodymedicineanatomyphysiologysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
