clipped Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb sever or remove by pinching or snipping
    snip; nip; nip off; snip off; clip.
    • nip off the flowers
  2. verb run at a moderately swift pace
    jog; clip; trot.
  3. verb attach with a clip
    clip.
    • clip the papers together
  4. verb cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    trim; prune; clip; cut back; crop; snip; lop; dress.
    • dress the plants in the garden
  5. verb terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
    curtail; cut short; clip.
    • My speech was cut short
    • Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries
  6. adjective satellite cut or trimmed by clipping
    • a handsome man with a clipped moustache
    • clipped hedges
    • close-clipped lawns
    • a clipped poodle
  7. adjective satellite (of speech) having quick short sounds
    • a clipped upper-class accent

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