What is the meaning of clip?

noun

• A metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun.
  • synonyms: cartridge holder, cartridge clip, magazine
• An instance or single occasion for some event.
  • usage: "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
  • synonyms: time
• Any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together.
• An article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress.
• The act of clipping or snipping.
  • synonyms: clipping, snip
• A sharp slanting blow.
  • usage: "he gave me a clip on the ear"

verb

• Sever or remove by pinching or snipping.
  • usage: "nip off the flowers"
  • synonyms: nip, nip off, snip, snip off
• Run at a moderately swift pace.
  • synonyms: trot, jog
• Attach with a clip.
  • usage: "clip the papers together"
• Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of.
  • usage: "dress the plants in the garden"
  • synonyms: snip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
• Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent.
  • usage: "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
  • synonyms: curtail, cut short