noun
Meaning 1
A binder clip with rigid handles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bulldog clip
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʊldɒɡ ˈklɪp/
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General-American: /ˈbʊlˌdɔɡ ˈklɪp/
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rhymes with -ɪp
noun
Meaning 2
A surgical instrument with serrated jaws and a spring-loaded handle used to grip blood vessels or similar organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alligator clip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clip
History
Etymology
Possibly a reference to the tenacity of a bulldog’s bite. Regarding sense 1 (“binder clip with rigid handles”), Bulldog was originally a trademark registered to Brandsley Limited in the United Kingdom in 1944.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 長尾夾 /长尾夹 — rigid handled binder clip
- Finnish: paperipuristin — rigid handled binder clip
- French: pince à dessin — rigid handled binder clip
- German: Briefklemmer — rigid handled binder clip
- Hebrew: אטב נייר — rigid handled binder clip
- Turkish: kağıt kıskacı — rigid handled binder clip
- Turkish: evrak kıskacı — rigid handled binder clip
- Chinese Mandarin: 鬥牛犬夾 /斗牛犬夹 — surgical instrument
- Finnish: suonipuristin — surgical instrument
- Portuguese: pinças de bulldog — surgical instrument