CLIP: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CLIP?

Need another word that means the same as “clip”? Find 42 synonyms and 30 related words for “clip” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Clip” are: cartridge clip, cartridge holder, magazine, time, clipping, snip, fastener, clasp, hasp, catch, pin, hook, buckle, lock, coupler, link, brooch, breastpin, cartridge, cylinder, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, trim, nip, nip off, snip off, curtail, cut short, jog, trot, fasten, attach, fix, affix, hold, join, connect, secure

Clip as a Noun

Definitions of "Clip" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clip” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun.
• A sharp slanting blow.
• Any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together.
• An instance or single occasion for some event.
• The act of clipping or snipping.
• A clip for holding banknotes.
• A piece of jewellery fastened by a clip.
• A flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place.
• An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress.
• A metal holder containing cartridges for an automatic firearm.

Synonyms of "Clip" as a noun (20 Words)

breastpin	A small brooch or badge worn on the chest, typically to fasten a garment.
brooch	An ornament fastened to clothing with a hinged pin and catch.
buckle	A cake made with fruit (typically blueberries) and having a streusel topping. Finish off the meal with a blueberry buckle for dessert.
cartridge	A component carrying the stylus on the pickup head of a record player. He loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck.
cartridge clip	An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable.
cartridge holder	A module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment.
catch	Anything that is caught especially if it is worth catching. The UK s North Sea haddock catch.
clasp	A grasp or handshake. He took her hand in a firm clasp.
clipping	The act of clipping or snipping. Press clippings.
coupler	A modem which converts digital signals from a computer into audible sound signals and vice versa, so that the former can be transmitted and received over phone lines. A hydraulic coupler.
cylinder	A cylinder seal.
fastener	A person who fastens or makes fast. He found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was.
hasp	A slotted hinged metal plate forming part of a fastening for a door or lid, fitted over a loop and secured by a pin or padlock. The hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp.
hook	A sharp curve or crook a shape resembling a hook. A picture hook.
link	The means of connection between things linked in series. They set up a satellite link with Tokyo.
lock	A number of interlocked or jammed items. There s a security lock on the phone and he doesn t know the code.
magazine	A business firm that publishes magazines. He works for a magazine.
pin	A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer s garment. She was very nimble on her pins.
snip	A small piece of anything especially a piece that has been snipped off. The collage consists of snips of wallpaper.
time	A moment or definite portion of time allotted used or suitable for a purpose. It is time to go.

Usage Examples of "Clip" as a noun

• He gave me a clip on the ear.
• He drew two fifties from his golden clip.
• He undid two clips and lifted the lid.
• He shot twice, but his clip was empty.
• A gilt clip fastened her hair.
• A diamanté clip.
• He could do ten at a clip.

Clip as a Verb

Definitions of "Clip" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clip” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Sever or remove by pinching or snipping.
• Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.
• Attach with a clip.
• Run at a moderately swift pace.
• Fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips.
• Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent.

Synonyms of "Clip" as a verb (22 Words)

affix	Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else. The strings affix to the back of the bridge.
attach	Be attached be in contact with. They were all too ready to attach themselves to you for the whole day.
connect	Connect fasten or put together two or more pieces. There was no evidence to connect Jefferson with the theft.
crop	Yield crops. He wore his hair closely cropped.
curtail	Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. Civil liberties were further curtailed.
cut back	Form by probing, penetrating, or digging.
cut short	Penetrate injuriously.
dress	Put a dressing on. The leather had been dressed with alum.
fasten	Become fixed or fastened. She fastened her locket round her neck.
fix	Decide upon or fix definitely. I ve fixed for you to see him on Thursday.
hold	Be capable of holding or containing. The beam holds up the roof.
jog	Even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing. Right now she is jogging two miles a day.
join	Be or become joined or united or linked. After the show we were joined by Jessica s sister.
lop	Remove branches from (a tree. They had lopped some trees without permission.
nip	Sever or remove by pinching or snipping. One of the dogs nipped him on the leg.
nip off	Sever or remove by pinching or snipping.
prune	Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things.
secure	Cause to be firmly attached. The government is concerned to secure the economy against too much foreign ownership.
snip	Sever or remove by pinching or snipping. She inspected the embroidery snipping at loose threads.
snip off	Sever or remove by pinching or snipping.
trim	Adjust the balance of a ship or aircraft by rearranging its cargo or by means of its trim tabs. Her jobs include trimming the spinnaker and dealing with the yacht s plumbing.
trot	Ride at a trot. She trotted the horse home.

Usage Examples of "Clip" as a verb

• The panels simply clip on to the framework.
• Clip the papers together.
• She clipped on a pair of diamond earrings.

Associations of "Clip" (30 Words)

audio	A recording of acoustic signals. They always raise the audio for commercials.
beard	An animal s growth or marking that is likened to a beard for example the gills of an oyster or the beak bristles of certain birds. He was afraid to beard the sultan himself.
blockbuster	A large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block. A blockbuster film.
broadcast	Broadcast over the airwaves as in radio or television. The second method is to broadcast the seeds together with not more than 1 kg to the acre of rapeseed.
camcorder	A portable television camera and videocassette recorder.
camera	Equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other. She faced the cameras.
clipping	The act of clipping or snipping. I sent him a bundle of clippings that amply documented my charge.
cutting	The action of cutting something. Grass cuttings.
drama	A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage. Renaissance drama.
intersperse	Scatter among or between other things; place here and there. Deep pools interspersed by shallow shingle banks.
newscaster	Someone who broadcasts the news.
pare	Cut small bits or pare shavings from. Pare apples.
photographer	A person who takes photographs, especially as a job. A freelance press photographer.
playback	Electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material. The instant playback facility.
preview	Display (a product, film, etc.) before it is made generally available. The preview shows a scene not included in the actual film.
projector	An optical device for projecting a beam of light. He was a tobacco grower and projector.
razor	Cut with a razor. An electric razor.
recorder	An apparatus for recording sound, pictures, or data. A recorder of rural life.
satellite	Satellite television. With good motorway and rail links satellite towns like Thornbury have grown rapidly.
shave	Touch the surface of lightly. She shaved 0 5 seconds off the British junior record.
shaving	The action of shaving. She brushed wood shavings from her knees.
shear	Shear the wool from. The shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram.
snip	A small piece of something that has been snipped off. Imagine that little snip telling me I was wrong.
snippet	A small piece or brief extract. Snippets of information about the war.
tape	Fasten or attach with tape. A reel of tape.
television	The activity profession or medium of broadcasting on television. She turned the television up.
trim	Adjust the balance of a ship or aircraft by rearranging its cargo or by means of its trim tabs. The trimming on a hat.
tv	An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. The British call a tv set a telly.
video	Film with a video camera. The film will soon be released on video.
whittle	Carve (an object) from wood. Whittle a piece of wood.