clipped

[US]/klɪpt/
[UK]/klɪpt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. cut short or trimmed; pronounced clearly
v. to cut or trim.

Phrases & Collocations

hair clipped

nails clipped

clipped wings

Example Sentences

a photograph clipped from a magazine.

the car clipped the kerb.

he clipped the ball into the net.

Philip clipped off another piece of wire.

orange trees clipped into giant globes.

The letters were clipped together.

He clipped his finger nails.

Soon the guard on the train came and clipped our tickets.

clipped me under the eye.

He clipped the article out of the newspaper.

she clipped nearly two seconds off the old record.

his clipped tone withered Sylvester.

Are you sure that your jewellery has clipped on?

clip coupons; clipped three seconds off the record.

they clipped the edges of gold coins and melted the clippings down.

in all the years he ran the place, he was clipped only three times.

he finally clipped the wings of his high-flying chief of staff.

I am reminded of a "Mostly Malarky" cartoon that I recently clipped out of the Chicago Tribune.

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