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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.3 References 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: klĭp, IPA: /klɪp/ SAMPA: /klIp/
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  Rhymes: -ɪp

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English clyppan, from Proto-Germanic *kluppjan.

[edit] Verb

to clip (third-person singular simple present clips, present participle clipping, simple past and past participle clipped)

1. To grip tightly.
2. To fasten with a clip.

   Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go.

3. (archaic) To hug, embrace.
4. (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.

[edit] Noun

clip (plural clips)

1. Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.

   Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form.

2. (obsolete) An embrace.

[edit] Derived terms

• binder clip
• paper clip

[edit] Etymology 2

Probably from Old Norse klippa.

[edit] Verb

to clip (third-person singular simple present clips, present participle clipping, simple past and past participle clipt or clipped)

1. To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.

   She clipped my hair with her scissors.

   Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper.

2. (dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.

   Aall clip ye round the lugs!

3. (American football) 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.
4. (computing, graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

clip (countable and uncountable; plural clips)

1. Something which has been clipped; a small portion of a larger whole, especially an excerpt of a larger work.

   They played a clip of last night's debate.

2. An act of clipping, such as a haircut.

   I went into the salon to get a clip.

3. (uncountable, informal) A speed or pace.

   He was walking at a pretty good clip and I was out of breath trying to keep up.

4. (uncountable, Geordie) The condition of something, its state.

   Deeky the clip of that aad wife ower thor!

[edit] References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• National Football League (2007). Official Rules of the National Football League 2007. Triumph Books.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From English video clip.

[edit] Noun

clip m. (plural clips)

1. music video

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

clip m. inv.

1. clip
2. paper clip