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noun / verb

clip

KLIP/klˈɪp/

To cut off a short portion.

A man clips an overlong shoot from a small potted shrub.

A man clips an overlong shoot from a small potted shrub with pruning shears; the blades visibly cut the stem, and fresh cuttings lie below.
Etymology
clipMiddle Englishto shorten

Middle English clippen meant “shorten,” directly connecting cutting or shearing with removing part of something. Its Scandinavian source was probably sound-imitative.

In context

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You want to clip the thread. So you grab a pair of scissors and just clip it right to the seam.
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More examples

  • She clips a coupon from the newspaper before going shopping.
  • We watch a short clip from the interview.
  • I save an audio clip of the bird's song.

Forms

clip · clips · clipped · clipping

clipping noun — An extract cut from a newspaper or magazine.

Similar words

snip
Emphasizes a small, quick cut, usually made with scissors.
trim
Emphasizes making something neater by cutting away excess.
excerpt
Names a selected passage, especially from a longer text.