I.
noun
1 used for holding things together
ADJECTIVE
▪ bicycle ( BrE ), hair , nose , paper , tie
▪ belt , pocket ( AmE )
▪ bulldog ( BrE ), spring
▪ alligator ( esp. AmE ), crocodile ( esp. BrE )
▪ butterfly ( AmE )
VERB + CLIP
▪ attach , fasten , put , put in , put on
▪
She put a ~ in her hair.
▪
He put his bicycle ~s on and set off.
▪ take off , undo , unfasten
CLIP + VERB
▪ hold sth
▪
Paper ~s held the picture in place.
2 small section from a film/movie
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief , short
▪ film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), video
▪ audio , music , sound
▪ interview , news
VERB + CLIP
▪ see , view , watch
▪ play , show
▪ download
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
You will see in this ~ how well she acts.
▪ ~ from
▪
a ~ from a Sherlock Holmes movie
3 ( esp. AmE ) container for bullets
ADJECTIVE
▪ ammo ( informal ), ammunition
▪ empty
▪ spare
VERB + CLIP
▪ empty
▪ load , unload
▪ check
II.
verb
Clip is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ article , ↑ beard , ↑ coupon , ↑ fingernail , ↑ hedge , ↑ kerb , ↑ nail , ↑ toenail , ↑ wing