 clipped |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] cut or trimmed by clipping | |
| Examples: | "a handsome man with a clipped moustache" "clipped hedges" "close-clipped lawns" "a clipped poodle" |
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| Related terms: | trimmed | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having an end or small portion cut off | |
| Examples: | "birds with clipped wings cannot fly" |
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| Related terms: | unclipped | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of animals) having ears or tail cut short | |
| Synonyms: | docked | |
| Examples: | "doberman pinschers with docked tails and ears" |
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| Related terms: | animal cropped | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (of speech) having quick short sounds | |
| Examples: | "a clipped upper-class accent" |
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| Related terms: | short | |
| Similar spelling: |
clupeid Clupeidae claptrap |
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