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# clip

noun (clip, clips); verb (clip, clips, clipped, clipping)

«clip» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A clip is a small object that holds things together or in place: a paper clip, a hair clip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#m1)
2. To clip means to fasten with a clip: clip the badge onto your coat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#m2)
3. To clip means to cut small bits off with scissors or clippers: clip the hedge, clip your nails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#m3)
4. A clip is a short piece of a film or video. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#m4)
5. To clip means to hit lightly at the edge: the car clipped the kerb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: paper clips, hair clips, clipping a dog's nails, video clips on a tablet. In safety, children clip on helmets and seat belts properly (buckles that click); online, short clips can be fake or edited to mislead. In science, crocodile clips connect wires in electric circuits. Phrases: paper clip, hair clip, video clip, clip on, clip together, crocodile clip, at a fast clip (fast).

### Examples

- Hold the pages together with a paper clip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#x1)
- She wore a butterfly clip in her hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#x2)
- We watched a short clip of a volcano erupting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#x3)
- Clip the wires to the battery with crocodile clips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#x4)
- Dad clipped the hedge in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#x5)
- Make sure your helmet strap is clipped under your chin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#x6)
- The bike clipped the edge of the pavement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#x7)
- Was it not enough to clip off the end of my beard? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/#x8)

### Note

Double p: clipped, clipping. A «clipping» is also a piece cut from a newspaper (UK «cutting»). Online video clips may be cut to show only part of what happened — check the whole story.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clip/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clip.html) on Mova free.