(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
1.
A ~ is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
She took the ~ out of her hair.
N-COUNT
2.
When you ~ things together or when things ~ together, you fasten them together using a ~ or ~s.
He ~ped his safety belt to a fitting on the deck...
He ~ped his cufflinks neatly in place.
...an electronic pen which ~s to the casing...
His flashlight was still ~ped to his belt.
VERB: V n to/on n, V n prep/adv, V to n, V-ed
3.
A ~ from a film or a radio or television programme is a short piece of it that is broadcast separately.
...a ~ from the movie ‘Shane’.
N-COUNT: oft n N, N from/of n
4.
If you ~ something, you cut small pieces from it, especially in order to shape it.
I saw an old man out ~ping his hedge...
VERB: V n
5.
If you ~ something out of a newspaper or magazine, you cut it out.
Kids in his neighborhood ~ped his picture from the newspaper and carried it around.
VERB: V n from/out of n
6.
If something ~s something else, it hits it accidentally at an angle before moving off in a different direction.
The lorry ~ped the rear of a tanker and then crashed into a second truck.
VERB: V n
7.
see also ~ping , ~ped , bulldog ~ , paper ~