clip betydelse and definition

Betydelse av clip på svenska

• 0 a small object usually made of metal or plastic, used for fastening things together or holding them in position:

  • a paper/hair/tie clip

  • The wires were fastened together with a plastic clip.

• 1 a short part of a film or television programme:

  • I've seen a clip from the movie.

• 2 fast:

  • We set off at a good clip, but we gradually slowed down.

• 3 a container that is fastened to a gun, from which bullets go into the gun to be fired

• 4 the act of cutting something in order to make it tidy:

  • That hedge needs a clip.

• 5 a quick hit on the side of someone's head:

  • You do that once more and you'll get a clip round the ear, my lad.

• 6 to cut something with scissors or a similar sharp tool, especially to make it tidier:

  • I'm going to clip the hedge this weekend.

  • UK The guard came to clip my train ticket (= make a hole in it to show that it had been used).

  • I'm always clipping recipes out of magazines.

  • Christie has clipped a tenth of a second off the record.

• 7 to hit something or someone with a short sharp movement:

  • He clipped the edge of the kerb with his front tyre.

• 8 to fasten something with a clip:

  • You can always tell a real bow tie from one that clips on.

  • When you've finished your worksheets, clip them together and hand them in to me.

• 9 a usually metal or plastic object used for fastening things together or holding them in position:

  • Her long hair was held back with a hair clip.

• 10 a rate of speed:

  • I drove home at a good clip.

• 11 a container holding bullets and that is put into a gun

• 12 a small piece of something

  • a news clip

• 13 to cut a piece from something larger or whole:

  • She clipped the coupons out of the newspaper.

  • He had his beard clipped.

• 14 to fasten with a clip:

  • [ T ] He had a beeper clipped to his belt.