Definition of "clip"
- verb
To grip tightly.
To fasten with a clip.
To hug, embrace.
To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
To strike with the hand.
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.
To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
- noun
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
An embrace.
A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
Something which has been clipped; a small portion of a larger whole, especially an excerpt of a larger work.
An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.
A speed or pace.
The condition of something, its state.
A blow with the hand.
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