clip
     n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be
          inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder},
           {cartridge clip}, {magazine}]
     2: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he
        succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a
        clip" [syn: {time}]
     3: any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles
        together
     4: an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or
        dress
     5: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clipping}, {snip}]
     6: a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
     v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
          flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {snip}, {snip off}]
     2: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {jog}]
     3: attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [ant: {unclip}]
     4: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
        plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop},
         {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
     5: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or
        its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal
        freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: {curtail}, {cut
        short}]
     [also: {clipping}, {clipped}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0