- [countable] a short part of a film that is shown separately
- Here is a clip from her latest movie.
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatreb2- a clip from a Sherlock Holmes movie
- You will see in this clip how well she acts.
- The documentary began with a clip from the President's inauguration speech.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- short
- film
- …
- see
- view
- watch
- …
- in a/the clip
- clip from
- [countable] (often in compounds) a small metal or plastic object used for holding things together or in place
- a hair clip
- toe clips on a bicycle
- She put a clip in her hair.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bicycle
- hair
- nose
- …
- attach
- fasten
- put
- …
- hold something
- [countable] a piece of jewellery that fastens to your clothes
- a diamond clip
- [singular] the act of cutting something to make it shorter
- He gave the hedge a clip.
- [countable] (British English, informal) a quick hit with your hand
- She gave him a clip round the ear for being cheeky.
- [countable] a set of bullets in a metal container that is placed in or attached to a gun for firingOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- ammo
- ammunition
- empty
- …
- empty
- load
- unload
- …
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 and noun sense 6 Old English clyppan (verb), of West Germanic origin. The noun use dates from the late 15th cent. noun senses 3 to 5 Middle English: from Old Norse klippa, probably imitative.
Idioms
See clip in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryat a fast, good, steady, etc. clip
- (especially North American English) quickly
- Land prices will rise at a healthy clip.
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