Synonyms of clip

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noun

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

an unexpectedly low branch dealt him a clip to the head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• swipe
• punch
• thump
• slap
• stroke
• hit
• thud
• whack
• pound
• knock
• lick
• bang
• poke
• smack
• spank
• hook
• slam
• belt
• beat
• cuff
• switch
• chop
• clap
• box
• sock
• lash
• rap
• hack
• bat
• stripe
• kick
• crack
• stinger
• slug
• swat
• smash
• pick
• pelt
• bop
• welt
• knee
• buffet
• bash
• dab
• plump
• bust
• swing
• biff
• clout
• fillip
• wham
• haymaker
• licking
• hand
• thwack
• wallop
• pounding
• beating
• larrup
• whap
• counter
• douse
• whop
• left
• right
• counterblow
• whip
• body blow
• hammering
• sucker punch
• whipping
• one-two
• counterstroke
• pasting
• knockdown
• counterpunch
• roundhouse
• knockout
• uppercut
• rabbit punch
• thrashing
• shiver
• sidewinder
• pummeling
• cruncher
• flogging
• battering
• KO
• drubbing
• bastinado
• bastinade
• walloping
• pummelling
• cudgelling
• cudgeling
• bludgeoning
• clobbering
• lambasting
• right-hander
• kayo

clip

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verb

1

as in to shave

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

a mother who's sad to see her little boy's curls clipped for the first time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shave
• cut
• trim
• snip
• cut back
• crop
• bob
• shear
• dock
• poll
• mow
• lop (off)
• pare
• prune
• nip
• whittle
• shorten
• stump
• pinch
• skive
• manicure
• curtail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• lengthen
• elongate

2

as in to hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hit
• punch
• slap
• knock
• smack
• bang
• slam
• clap
• strike
• swipe
• whack
• pound
• bat
• box
• crack
• tag
• nail
• flick
• belt
• kick
• tap
• clock
• rap
• hammer
• bob
• paste
• thump
• sock
• slug
• lick
• push
• bash
• shove
• chop
• jab
• swat
• zap
• clout
• poke
• bop
• whale
• bludgeon
• stab
• bump
• clobber
• bonk
• stroke
• thwack
• bust
• wallop
• smite
• slog
• cuff
• rough
• biff
• hang one on
• stamp
• beat
• bung
• maul
• pepper
• mangle
• knee
• deck
• butt
• pummel
• lash
• slash
• batter
• pommel
• pelt
• floor
• whip
• buffet
• lace
• scuff
• dump
• lambast
• fell
• lambaste
• cream
• cane
• spear
• prod
• drub
• switch
• bunt
• bowl (down or over)
• club
• knock down
• jostle
• brain
• skull
• level
• bean
• sledge
• flail
• sap
• sucker punch
• flog
• cudgel
• conk
• thrash
• sledgehammer
• rabbit-punch

Examples of clip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Richard Kind and Kumail Nanjiani seem suspicious as suspects under consideration in the clip. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024

Watch Goldberg enter the wind machine in the clip above. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2024

Verb

Step 3: Tidy the Harvest When the garlic is fully cured with papery skins and brittle, brown leaves, brush away any excess soil with your fingers and clip back the bristly roots. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024

With their rulemaking powers clipped, perhaps federal workers should be free to focus more on basic execution. —Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2024