Standard Lemma guide

clipping

adj · noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • /ˈklɪpɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪpɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: K L IH1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Excellent; very good.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, not-comparable, obsolete, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act by which something is clipped (in any sense).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A piece of something removed by clipping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • a clipping of hair
  • grass clippings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: offcut, snippet

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: journalism, media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cutting, press cutting

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: short form

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, signal-processing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after approaching from behind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canadian, uncountable

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

present participle and gerund of clip

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

the act of clipping or snipping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clip, snip

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cut, cutting, cutting off

Narrower terms: nip, pinch

12

noun

Meaning 12

cutting down to the desired size or shape

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trim, trimming

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cut, cutting, cutting off

Narrower terms: pruning

13

noun

Meaning 13

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he searched through piles of letters and clippings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, clip + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кастрене (kastrene) — action of the verb "to clip"
  • Bulgarian: подрязване (podrjazvane) — action of the verb "to clip"
  • Finnish: leikkaaminen — action of the verb "to clip"
  • Finnish: leikkaus — action of the verb "to clip"
  • German: schneidend — action of the verb "to clip"
  • German: abschneidend — action of the verb "to clip"
  • German: beschneidend — action of the verb "to clip"
  • Polish: przycinanie — action of the verb "to clip"
  • Portuguese: cortado — action of the verb "to clip"
  • Portuguese: recortado — action of the verb "to clip"
  • Ukrainian: стри́жка (strýžka) — action of the verb "to clip"
  • Arabic: قُلَامَة (qulāma) — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Bulgarian: отрязък (otrjazǎk) — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Bulgarian: изрезка (izrezka) — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Catalan: retall — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Dutch: knipsel — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Ewe: administration — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Finnish: leike — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Galician: retrinco — piece of something removed by clipping
  • German: Schnipsel — piece of something removed by clipping
  • German: Abschnitt — piece of something removed by clipping
  • German: Schnitt — piece of something removed by clipping
  • German: Rasenschnitt — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Ancient Greek: ἀπόκομμα (apókomma) — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Māori: topenga — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Polish: wycinek — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Portuguese: clipagem — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Portuguese: recorte — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Russian: обрезка (obrezka) — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Russian: срез (srez) — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Spanish: recorte — piece of something removed by clipping
  • Bulgarian: изрезка (izrezka) — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Catalan: retall — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Dutch: krantenknipsel — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Finnish: leike — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Finnish: lehtileike — article clipped from a newspaper
  • German: Zeitungsausschnitt — article clipped from a newspaper
  • German: Presseausschnitt — article clipped from a newspaper
  • German: Ausschnitt — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Icelandic: úrklippa — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Irish: gearrthán — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Polish: wycinek — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Portuguese: recorte — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Spanish: recorte — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Welsh: toriad — article clipped from a newspaper
  • Bulgarian: съкращение (sǎkraštenie) — short form
  • Catalan: truncament — short form
  • Czech: zkrácenina — short form
  • Dutch: verkorting — short form
  • Finnish: lyhennys — short form
  • French: troncation — short form
  • French: apocope — short form
  • German: Kurzform — short form
  • German: Kurzwortbildung — short form
  • German: Verkürzung — short form
  • Greek: περικοπή (perikopí) — short form
  • Hungarian: szórövidülés — short form
  • Hungarian: szócsonkítás — short form
  • Irish: bearradh — short form
  • Italian: accorciamento — short form
  • Polish: skrót — short form
  • Portuguese: encurtamento — short form
  • Spanish: acortamiento — short form
  • Welsh: talfyriad — short form
  • Polish: podcinanie — signal processing
  • Polish: przycinanie — computer graphics
  • Polish: podcinanie — football
Real reading context

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