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clipped

/klɪpt/verb, adjective1 syllable

Clipped means: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.

Synonyms for clipped18

verb, as in cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back

verb, as in sever or remove by pinching or snipping

nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off

verb, as in run at a moderately swift pace

trot, jog, clip

verb, as in terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

clip, curtail, cut short

verb, as in attach with a clip

clip

adjective, as in cut or trimmed by clipping

trimmed, cut

adjective, as in (of speech) having quick short sounds

short

Opposites of clipped

unclip

What does clipped mean?7

verb

1

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of“dress the plants in the garden”

2

sever or remove by pinching or snipping“nip off the flowers”

3

run at a moderately swift pace

4

terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent“My speech was cut short”

5

attach with a clip“clip the papers together”

adjective

1

cut or trimmed by clipping“a handsome man with a clipped moustache”

2

(of speech) having quick short sounds“a clipped upper-class accent”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with clipped?15

two syllables

equipped
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Clipped in a sentence

  • I clipped some articles out of the newspaper.CK
  • Sami has just clipped the wings of his parrot.OsoHombre
  • The bird sings even if it has its wings clipped.samir_t
  • Sami's parrot can't fly away. He has just clipped his wings.OsoHombre
  • They clipped its wing feathers. The poor bird can no longer fly.carlosalberto
  • Sami never clipped his toe nails.OsoHombre
  • The glider clipped a power line.sundown
  • The flashlight was clipped to Ziri's chest.Amastan

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