n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: clipped ; clip · ping
Etymology: Middle English clippen, from Old Norse klippa
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 a : to cut or cut off with or as if with shears < clip a dog's hair> < clip an hour off traveling time> b : to cut off the distal or outer part of c (1) : 3 EXCISE (2) : to cut items out of (as a newspaper)
2 a : CURTAIL , DIMINISH b : to abbreviate in speech or writing
3 : HIT , PUNCH especially : to strike in passing <the car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost>
4 : to illegally block (an opposing player) in football
5 : to take money from unfairly or dishonestly especially by overcharging <the nightclub clipped the tourist for $200>
intransitive verb
1 : to clip something
2 : to travel or pass rapidly
3 : to clip an opposing player in football