clipping Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
press clipping; cutting; newspaper clipping; press cutting.
- he searched through piles of letters and clippings
noun cutting down to the desired size or shape
trim; trimming.
noun the act of clipping or snipping
snip; clip.
verb sever or remove by pinching or snipping
snip; nip; nip off; snip off; clip.
- nip off the flowers
verb run at a moderately swift pace
jog; clip; trot.
verb attach with a clip
clip.
- clip the papers together
verb cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
trim; prune; clip; cut back; crop; snip; lop; dress.
- dress the plants in the garden
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

The act of embracing. Obs.
The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins.
clipping by Englishmen is robbing the honest man who receives clipped money. Locke.
That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.