Definitions
a sharp slanting blow
Word origin
From Middle English clippen, cleppen, clüppen, from Old English clyppan (“to hug, embrace, cherish, clasp”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glemb-, *glembʰ- (“lump, clump, clod, clamp”). Cognate with Old Frisian kleppa, klippa (“to hug, embrace”), Middle High German klimpen, klimpfen (“to contract tightly, constrict, squeeze”).
Used in a sentence
“Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go.”
“What, fifty of my followers at a clap!”
“White thy fambles, red thy gan / And thy quarrons dainty is. / Couch a hogshead with me then. / In the darkmans clip and kiss.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Fastener for papers”4 letters
02“Small fastener for papers”4 letters
03“Small holder for papers”4 letters
04“Fastener or short video”4 letters
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