clipping

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪpɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: clip‧ping

Verb

clipping

  1. present participle of clip

Noun

clipping (countable and uncountable, plural clippings)

  1. (countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.
    a clipping of hair
    grass clippings
  2. (countable) An article clipped from a newspaper.
  3. (countable, linguistics) A short form (of a word) created by removing syllables.
    The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".
  4. (uncountable, signal processing) The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.
  5. (uncountable, computer graphics) The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.
  6. (uncountable, American football) Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after approaching from behind.

Synonyms

  • (piece of something removed by clipping): offcut, snippet
  • (article clipped from a newspaper): cutting, newspaper clipping, newspaper cutting
  • (word formed by shortening another): short form

Translations

article clipped from a newspaper

See also

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