clip
Because it is a word with a single syllable, clip is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofclip
- Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
Example: "Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form."
- An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
Example: "He was walking at a fair clip and I was out of breath trying to keep up."
- An embrace.
- A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into the magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
- A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- To grip tightly.
- To fasten with a clip.
Example: "Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go."
- To hug, embrace.
- To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
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