1. (

• nip ,
• nip_off ,
• clip ,
• snip ,
• snip_off

) sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" ;

2. (

• trot ,
• jog ,
• clip

) run at a moderately swift pace ;

3. (

• clip ,

) attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" ;

4. (

• snip ,
• clip ,
• crop ,
• trim ,
• lop ,
• dress ,
• prune ,
• cut_back

) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" ;

5. (

• clip ,
• curtail ,
• cut_short

) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" ;

1. (

• clipped

) cut or trimmed by clipping; "a handsome man with a clipped moustache"; "clipped hedges"; "close-clipped lawns"; "a clipped poodle" ;

2. (

• clipped

) (of speech) having quick short sounds; "a clipped upper-class accent" ;