[{"word":"clipping","phonetic":"/ˈklɪpɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈklɪpɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To grip tightly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fasten with a clip.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go."},{"definition":"To hug, embrace.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper."},{"definition":"To curtail; to cut short.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To strike with the hand.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I'll clip ye round the lugs!"},{"definition":"To hit or strike, especially in passing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The car skidded off the road and clipped a lamppost."},{"definition":"An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(Of a camera, character model, etc.) To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Clipping through walls is integral to the game's speedruns."},{"definition":"To cheat, swindle, or fleece.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To grab or take stealthily","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A piece of something removed by clipping.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a clipping of hair"},{"definition":"An article clipped from a newspaper.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A short form (of a word) created by removing syllables.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The word \"ad\" is a clipping of \"advertisement\"."},{"definition":"The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after approaching from behind.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["cutting","offcut","snippet","short form"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clip","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clipping"]}]