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# clipped

«clipped» in Mova's school dictionary: **the past form of «clip»: cut something short or neat with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, past of clip (clip, clips, clipped, clipping); adjective (clipped)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Clipped is the past form of «clip»: cut something short or neat with scissors or clippers (clipped the hedge, clipped his nails). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#m1)

2) Clipped also means fastened with a clip (clipped the papers together). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#m2)

3) Clipped means hit something lightly or quickly on the edge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#m3)

4) A clipped voice or way of speaking is short, quick and rather unfriendly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life hair, nails, hedges and coupons are clipped; papers and badges are clipped on. In stories, a clipped answer shows a character is cross or in a hurry; a car that clipped a kerb just touched it. Phrases: clipped on, clipped together, clipped hedge, a clipped voice, clipped wings.

### examples

- Dad clipped the hedge in the front garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#x1)
- The vet clipped the dog's nails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#x2)
- She clipped her name badge onto her jumper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#x3)
- The papers were clipped together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#x4)
- The ball clipped the top of the bar and went over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#x5)
- «Fine,» she said in a clipped voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#x6)
- The bird's wings had been clipped so it could not fly away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#x7)
- Running up, he caught the bird and clipped its wings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/#x8)

### note

Past of «clip»: double the p before -ed and -ing (clipped, clipping). Pronounced with one syllable: KLIPT. «Clip someone's wings» means to limit their freedom.

### In the corpora

- [The sounds must be short and clipped.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/2-blending-segmenting-and-the-year-1-check/3/)
- [A hangnail is clipped with clean clippers, because pulling it tears the skin and can cause infection.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/77-hair-nails-and-ears/11/)
- [For every head is bald, and every beard clipped; upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1273/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «clipped» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clipped/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.