the act of clipping or snipping | scissors for cutting hair or finger nails |
a sharp slanting blow | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery |
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun | a fast sailing ship used in former times |
any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) |
an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress | |
an instance or single occasion for some event | |