clipping
/ˈklɪpɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To grip tightly.
To fasten with a clip.
Example: Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go.
To hug, embrace.
To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
verb
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To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
Example: Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper.
To curtail; to cut short.
To strike with the hand.
Example: I'll clip ye round the lugs!
To hit or strike, especially in passing.
Example: The car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost.
noun
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A piece of something removed by clipping.
Example: a clipping of hair
An article clipped from a newspaper.
A short form (of a word) created by removing syllables.
Example: The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".
The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.