Clipping

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  • noun. Something cut off or out, especially an item clipped from a newspaper or magazine.
  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of embracing.
  • Embracing; encircling.
  • In heraldry, clasping, as two hands. See conjoined.
  • Swift: as, a clipping pace.
  • Smart; showy; first-rate.
  • noun. The act of cutting or shearing off.
  • noun. A sheep-shearing.
  • noun. That which is clipped off or out; a piece separated by clipping: as, tailors' clippings; a newspaper clipping.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of embracing.
  • noun. The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins.
  • noun. That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping.
  • noun. The act of hitting a player from behind, for the purpose of blocking. It is illegal in football because it can lead to injury to the blocked player, who cannot anticipate the action. A penalty of 10 yards or more may be assessed against the team of the offending player.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of clip.
  • noun. A piece of something removed by clipping.
  • noun. An article clipped from a newspaper.
  • noun. A short form (of a word).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. cutting down to the desired size or shape
  • noun. the act of clipping or snipping
  • noun. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine