clip

A short video, often showing part of a longer film or recording.

• Watch this funny clip.
• She shared a clip of her dog.
• We saw several clips from the new film.

Similar words: video, extract

Common phrases: video clip, watch a clip, short clip, film clip

A small object that holds things together or attaches one thing to another.

• Use a clip to hold the papers together.
• She wore two clips in her hair.
• The microphone has a clip for attaching it to clothing.

Similar words: fastener, clasp

Common phrases: paper clip, hair clip, metal clip

A frame holding several bullets together so they can be loaded quickly into a gun.

• The clip holds five rounds.
• He used a clip to load the rifle.
• The empty clip fell out after the last shot.

Common phrases: ammunition clip, empty clip, load a clip

A speed or pace, usually a fairly fast one.

• She walks at a good clip.
• The boat moved along at a steady clip.
• We were spending money at an alarming clip.

How to use it: at a/an adjective clip (We walked at a brisk clip to catch the train.)

Similar words: pace, speed, rate

Common phrases: at a clip, a brisk clip, a good clip

To cut something with scissors or a similar tool, often to make it shorter or neater.

• I need to clip my nails.
• He clipped the hedge yesterday.
• She carefully clipped a loose thread with scissors.

Similar words: trim, cut, snip

Common phrases: clip your nails, clip a hedge, clip someone's hair

To hold or attach something using a small device that grips it.

• Clip the clothes to the line.
• She clipped the papers together.
• Can you clip this light to my bag?

How to use it: clip something to something (Clip the towel to the line.); clip something together (She clipped the papers together.)

Similar words: fasten, attach

Opposites: unclip

Common phrases: clip something together, clip to something, clip something on, clip onto something

To take a short section from a longer video and save it separately.

• Clip the goal from the match recording.
• He clipped a short section of the interview.
• Can you clip that scene and send it to me?

How to use it: clip something from something (She clipped a funny scene from the recording.)

Similar words: extract, cut

Common phrases: clip a video, clip a scene, clip from something

To hit something, often lightly or while moving past it.

• The car clipped the kerb.
• A passing truck clipped my mirror.
• The ball clipped his shoulder and bounced away.

Similar words: hit, strike, graze

Common phrases: clip a mirror, clip someone's shoulder, clip the kerb