| NOUN | communication | clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | clipping, trim, trimming | cutting down to the desired size or shape | |
| act | clipping, clip, snip | the act of clipping / clipping or snipping / snipping |
| Sounds | klih'pihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" | |
| Synonyms | newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting | |
| Broader | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | A passage selected from a larger / larger work |
| Spanish | artículo, recortadura, recorte de prensa, recorte | |
| Meaning | cutting down to the desired size or shape. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | trim, trimming | |
| Narrower | pruning | The act of trimming a plant |
| Broader | cut, cutting, cutting off | The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends |
| Spanish | recorte | |
| Catalan | retallada | |
| Verbs | clip | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of |
| Meaning | The act of clipping / clipping or snipping / snipping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | clip, snip | |
| Narrower | nip, pinch | A small sharp bite or snip |
| Broader | cut, cutting, cutting off | The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends |
| Spanish | rapadura, rapamiento, tijerada | |
| Catalan | esquilada, pelada, rapada, xollada | |
| Verbs | clip | sever or remove by pinching or snipping / snipping |
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