clip

/klɪp/ noun [C]

Definition

FASTEN › a small metal or plastic object used for holding things together

FILM › a short part of a film or television programme that is shown at a different time: They showed clips from Spielberg's new movie.

a clip round the ear/earhole UK informal › a quick hit on the side of someone's head → See also paper clip

(Definition of clip noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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