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CLIPPED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of speech) having quick short sounds

Example:

a clipped upper-class accent

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

short (primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cut or trimmed by clipping

Example:

a clipped poodle

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

cut; trimmed (made neat and tidy by trimming)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb clip

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