clips
English meaning: Clips
Definition
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
Example
“Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form.”
Another example: “He kept the loose papers together with two metal clips.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'clip': fastening devices ('paper clips', 'hair clips') or short extracts of video/film ('video clips', 'movie clips'). Everyday register; the video sense is very common online.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From two roots: Old Norse 'klippa' 'to cut' (extract sense) and Old English 'clyppan' 'to embrace' (fastener sense).
Synonyms
- fasteners
- extracts
- snippets
- segments
- excerpts
Related Words
Common Collocations
- video clips
- paper clips
- hair clips
- movie clips
- short clips
Word Forms
clip (n/v); clips; clipped; clipping
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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