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verb

1. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: chop, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase/decrease.
2. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, bop, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
3. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: box, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, smack, spank, swat, whack. Informal spat. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
4. To exploit (another) by charging too much for something: fleece, overcharge. Slang gouge, nick, rip off, scalp, skin, soak. Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride, take someone to the cleaners. See honest/dishonest.

noun

1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal bash, biff, bop, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
2. A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box, buffet, bust, chop, cuff, punch, slap, smack, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal spat. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
3. Rate of motion or performance: pace, speed, tempo, velocity. See fast/slow/velocity.

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verb

1. To join one thing to another: affix, attach, connect, couple, fasten, fix, moor, secure. See assemble/disassemble.
2. To put one's arms around affectionately: clasp, embrace, enfold, hold, hug, press, squeeze. Slang clinch. Archaic bosom, embosom. See touch/not touch.

v

Definition: cut short
Antonyms: lengthen

1. A portion of a brick cut to length.
2. A special fastener made of light-gauge sheet metal or wire for the attachment of gypsum lath to channel or steel studs.
3. A small device, usually of metal, for holding larger parts in place, either by friction or by mechanical action, as a spring device of metal used to hold glass in a window.

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verb trans.
verb trans., orig US

To swindle; to rob, steal. (1927 —) .
H. Waugh I'm not holding still like some people while their buddy-buddy pals clip them for nine thousand bucks (1968).

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abbr. for

1. corticotropin-like intermediate peptide.
2. Class-II HLA-associated invariant-chain peptide (see Class II MHC antigens in major histocompatibility complex).

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For a list of words related to clip, see:

• Gripping, Tightening, and Fastening Tools - clip: gripping device using pinching action of two hinged arms
• Hardware and Supplies - clip: gripping device using pinching action of two hinged arms
• Firearm Parts, Accessories, and Processes - clip: clasp that holds bullets to be fed into firearm chamber
• Electricity and Electronics - clip: waveform distortion due to excess level in circuit; something that attaches a wire to another element
• Fasteners - clip: clasping device, usu. with two pinching arms
• Cinematography Tools and Techniques - clip: film clip
• Television Programming and Institutions - clip: specific section of film or tape
• Football
• Mood and Intent - clip: move swiftly
• Actual Sounds
• Fraud, Treachery, and Deception - clip: (vb) Slang. profit unfairly from, esp. by overcharging

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - klemme, clips, cykelklemme, krøllenål, trådsko, laderamme, kontaktfjeder
v. tr. - klemme, clipse
v. intr. - hæfte sammen, spænde fast

idioms:

• clip art    clipart, billeder lagret i computer
• clip someone's wings    stække ens vinger

2.
v. tr. - klippe, studse, stække, forkorte, blokke for, slå, baske, omslutte
n. - klip, trådsaks, udklip, rap, fart

Nederlands (Dutch)
clip, klap, knipsel, fragment (film), patroonhouder, snelheid, sierspeld, (uit)knippen, een tik geven, krammen, vastklemmen, oplichten, kortwieken

Français (French)
1.
n. - pince (chirurgie), clip
v. tr. - tailler, couper, tondre, découper, (GB) poinçonner (un ticket), (Ling) tronquer, (US) arnaquer, heurter (un regard, un coup)
v. intr. - couper (qch), marcher/se déplacer rapidement

idioms:

• clip art    (Comput) éléments graphiques disponibles (sous forme électronique)
• clip someone's wings    (fig) couper les ailes à qn

2.
v. tr. - serrer fort avec (une pince, un clip), attacher, joindre/fixer (qch) à, (Sport) bloquer (un attaquant) illégalement par l'arrière
n. - tondage, (Agric) tonte, taloche, agrafe (d'un stylo), barrette, clip/clips (bijoux), (TV, Cin) extrait, (Élec) cavalier, (Mil) chargeur

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schlag, Ausschnitt
v. - schneiden, stutzen, lochen

idioms:

• clip art    Clipart
• clip someone's wings    die Flügel stutzen

2.
v. - klammern, festklammern
n. - Clip, Klammer

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κουρεύω, ψαλιδίζω, ξακρίζω, κόβω στην άκρη, αποκόπτω, περικόπτω, πιάνω με συνδετήρα, κοπανάω, καρπαζώνω, κινούμαι ταχύτατα, (γραμμ.) συγκόπτω
n. - συνδετήρας, αγκράφα, τσιμπιδάκι, διακοσμητική καρφίτσα, απόσπασμα, απόκομμα, κούρεμα, κόψιμο στις άκρες, (καθομ.) φάπα, σφαλιάρα, φιλμάκι, βίντεο-κλιπ, ταχύτατη κίνηση, πόκος, ποσότητα κουρεμένου μαλλιού προβάτου, γεμιστήρας (όπλου)

idioms:

• clip art    (Η/Υ) έτοιμες εικόνες (για τους χρήστες προγραμμάτων)
• clip someone's wings    περιορίζω την ελευθερία ή τις φιλοδοξίες κάποιου

Italiano (Italian)
tagliare, tosare, graffare, stringere, botta, clip, graffa

idioms:

• bulldog clip    fermaglio
• clip someone's wings    tarpare le ali
• paper clip    graffetta

Português (Portuguese)
v. - recortar, grampear, perfurar, reduzir, esmurrar (coloq.), trapacear (gír.)
n. - recorte (m), pinça (f), grampo (m), pente (m) de balas, tosquia (f), retalho (m) de fazenda, clipe (m)

idioms:

• clip someone's wings    cortar as asas de alguém
• paper clip    clipe (m) de papel

Русский (Russian)
пристегивать, делать вырезки, зашивать, удар, видеоклип, скрепка, шов

idioms:

• bulldog clip    большая скрепка/зажим
• clip someone's wings    подрезать крылья
• paper clip    маленькая скрепка

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - golpe, cachete, fotograma, recorte, grapa, horquilla, vellón
v. tr. - cortar con tijeras, cortar, esquilar, suturar con grapas, apretar
v. intr. - correr, moverse con rapidez, apretarse, sujetarse, cortarse

idioms:

• clip art    imágenes almacenadas en computadora
• clip someone's wings    cortar las alas a alguien

2.
v. tr. - abrazar, ceñir, agarrar, sujetar
n. - sujetador, abrazadera, clip

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fästa ihop (m gem), tätt omsluta, klippa, stympa, slå till (sl.), lura (am. sl.)
n. - gem, patronknippe, klippning, ullskörd, klatsch, fart (am.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 剪, 剪短, 修剪, 剪除, 疾驰而过, 剪辑报刊, 剪下来的东西, 羊毛一次剪下量

idioms:

• clip art    剪贴用插图书
• clip someone's wings    限制某人的权力

2. 夹, 回形针, 钳, 弹夹, 夹紧, 钳牢

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 剪, 剪短, 修剪, 剪除
v. intr. - 剪, 疾馳而過, 剪輯報刊
n. - 剪, 剪下來的東西, 修剪, 羊毛一次剪下量

idioms:

• clip art    剪貼用插圖書
• clip someone's wings    限制某人的權力

2.
n. - 夾, 回形針, 鉗, 彈夾
v. tr. - 夾緊, 鉗牢

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 깎기, 가위, 강타, 속도
v. tr. - 깎아 다듬다, 생략하다, 혼내주다
v. intr. - 잘라내다, 질주하다

2.
v. tr. - 꽉 쥐다, 클립으로 고정시키다, (미식축구) 클립하다
n. - 고정 핀, 미식축구에서 클립, 포옹

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - クリップ, 切り取り, 刈り込み, 刈り込み量, 速度, す早さ, す早い一撃
v. - 挟む, 切る, 刈る, …にはさみを入れる, ひっぱたく, 短く略す, 刈り込む, クリップで留める

idioms:

• clip one's wings    人の活動力をそぐ
• clip someone's wings    無力にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قص بمقص, جز, قلم, شبك بمشبك (الاسم) مشبك, قصاصه من جريدة أو فيلم, لطمه, صفعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הידק, הצמיד, הבליע מלים, ניקב (כרטיס), פגם‬
v. intr. - ‮נצמד‬
n. - ‮רתק, אטב, מהדק, תכשיט‬
n. - ‮מהירות, מכה חדה, גז, מטען-כדורים, גזיזה, רצף קצר בתוך סרט קלנוע, גיזת-צמר‬
v. tr. - ‮גזר, קיצץ, הבליע מלים, שדד, רימה (מדוברת)‬

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