See Also: clip-on(dictionary)
clip art(dictionary)
clip(4)(dictionary)
clip(3)(dictionary)
clip(2)(dictionary)
clip(1)(dictionary)
Clip(health)
clip(medicine)
clip forceps(medicine)
clip-clop(dictionary)

clip(3) (iou)



clip verb1. Infl. -pp-. Pa. t. & pple clipped, (arch.) clipt.
[Old English clyppan = Old Frisian kleppa, from West Germanic.]
verb trans. & intrans. Clasp with the arms, embrace, hug. arch. & dial. OE.
verb trans. Surround closely, encircle, encompass. arch. OE.
W. Cowper Yon fair sea, That clips thy shores.
verb trans. & intrans. Grip tightly; fasten with a clip; fasten (a clip). OE.
E. Hemingway Their carbines were clipped to the frame of the bicycles. A. MacLean They clipped their parachute snap catches on to the overhead wire. Which Computer? The ribbon..has guides that clip onto the print head.
Comb.: clip-on adjective that attaches by a clip.