FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

v To grip tightly.

v To fasten with a clip.

v (archaic) To hug, embrace.

v (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.

n Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.

n (slang) An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.

n (obsolete) An embrace.

n A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.

n A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.

v To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.

v (dialectal|informal) To strike with the hand.

v (American football) An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.

v (computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.

n Something which has been clipped; a small portion of a larger whole, especially an excerpt of a larger work.

n An act of clipping, such as a haircut.

n The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.

n (uncountable|informal) A speed or pace.

n (uncountable|Geordie) The condition of something, its state.

n (informal) A blow with the hand.