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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