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clipping

verb
/ˈklɪpɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, clip + -ing.

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of clip

  2. The act by which something is clipped (in any sense).

  3. A piece of something removed by clipping.

    • a clipping of hair
    • grass clippings
    • I use a mulching mower and usually let the clippings go back to the lawn, but sometimes I'll gather clippings for mulching in the vegetable garden.
  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.

      • When a 90-year-old yellowed clipping appeared one day at my feet, an implausible new mystery entered my life.

    2. A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal…

      A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.

    3. A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.

      • The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".
      • > --Lia An unusual clipping! -or is it not short for Julia?

    4. The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.

    5. The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.

    6. Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after…

      Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after approaching from behind.

    7. Excellent

      Excellent; very good.

      • A Yankee fellow told a clipping good story.
      • Rather! a clipping good run!

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Derived

nailclipping

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at clipping. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01clipping02clipped03pronounced04marked05identifying06identify07identity08individual09agent10acts

A definitional loop anchored at clipping. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at clipping

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA