what does clipped mean?
CLIPPED as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- (of speech) having quick short sounds
Usage Example(s)
- a clipped upper-class accent
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- Meaning
- cut or trimmed by clipping
Usage Example(s)
- a handsome man with a clipped moustache
- clipped hedges
- close-clipped lawns
- a clipped poodle
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- Meaning
- having an end or small portion cut off
Usage Example(s)
- birds with clipped wings cannot fly
Antonym(s)
- Meaning
- (of animals) having ears or tail cut short
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- doberman pinschers with docked tails and ears
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