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Clipped Common

Clipped has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of clip

"The manager clipped the coupon from the newspaper before rushing to the store."

Adjective
1

cut or trimmed by clipping

"a handsome man with a clipped moustache"

"clipped hedges"

"close-clipped lawns"

"a clipped poodle"

2

(of speech) having quick short sounds

"a clipped upper-class accent"

3

Having an end cut off; trimmed or cut back.

"The old hedge has been clipped into a perfect square shape for the summer garden party."

Example Sentences
"a handsome man with a clipped moustache" adjective
"clipped hedges" adjective
"close-clipped lawns" adjective
"a clipped poodle" adjective
"a clipped upper-class accent" adjective
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Rhyming Words
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