Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clip

6 senses of clip

Sense 1
cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip, magazine -- (a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun)
       => supply chamber -- (a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed)

Sense 2
time, clip -- (an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip")
       => case, instance, example -- (an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths")

Sense 3
clip -- (any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together)
       => fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing -- (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Sense 4
clip -- (an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress)
       => jewelry, jewellery -- (an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))

Sense 5
clip, clipping, snip -- (the act of clipping or snipping)
       => cut, cutting, cutting off -- (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut")

Sense 6
clip -- (a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear")
       => blow -- (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head")

Antonyms of verb clip

1 of 5 senses of clip

Sense 3
clip -- (attach with a clip; "clip the papers together")
       Antonym of unclip (Sense 1)
      => unclip -- (remove the clip from)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clip

5 senses of clip

Sense 1
nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off -- (sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers")
       => cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")

Sense 2
trot, jog, clip -- (run at a moderately swift pace)
       => run -- (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store")

Sense 3
clip -- (attach with a clip; "clip the papers together")
       => attach -- (cause to be attached)

Sense 4
snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back -- (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden")
       => thin out -- (make sparse; "thin out the young plants")

Sense 5
clip, curtail, cut short -- (terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries")
       => shorten -- (make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness")

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