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How to pronounce “clip

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Pronunciation guide for clip

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of clip with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Creative ProcessJad Abumrad: [on audio clip] And let's begin today with something deceptively familiar.
Definition summary
To grip tightly.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce clip

The Creative Process

Jad Abumrad: [on audio clip] And let's begin today with something deceptively familiar.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “clip

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • To grip tightly.
  • To fasten with a clip.
  • (archaic) To hug, embrace.
  • (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
  • [Noun]
  • Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
  • An unspecified, but normally understood as rapid, speed or pace.
  • (obsolete) An embrace.
  • (military) A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
  • (military, colloquial) A removable magazine of a firearm.
  • 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.
  • (fishing, UK, Scotland) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.

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