Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Clip \Clip\ (kl[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clipped} (kl[i^]pt);
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Clipping}.] [OE. cluppen, clippen, to
   embrace, AS. clyran to embrace, clasp; cf. OHG. kluft tongs,
   shears, Icel, kl[=y]pa to pinch, squeeze, also OE. clippen to
   cut, shear, Dan. klippe to clip, cut, SW. & Icel. klippa.]
   1. To embrace, hence; to encompass.

            O . . . that Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee
            about, Would bear thee from the knowledge of
            thyself.                              --Shak.

   2. To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the
      hair; to clip coin.

            Sentenced to have his ears clipped.   --Macaulay.

   3. To curtail; to cut short.

            All my reports go with the modest truth; No more nor
            clipped, but so.                      --Shak.

            In London they clip their words after one manner
            about the court, another in the city, and a third in
            the suburbs.                          --Swift.

Clipping \Clip"ping\, n.
   1. The act of embracing. [Obs.]

   2. The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the
      practice of clipping the edges of coins.

            clipping by Englishmen is robbing the honest man who
            receives clipped money.               --Locke.

   3. That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece
      separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.

Source : WordNet®

clipping
     See {clip}

clip
     n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be
          inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder},
           {cartridge clip}, {magazine}]
     2: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he
        succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a
        clip" [syn: {time}]
     3: any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles
        together
     4: an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or
        dress
     5: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clipping}, {snip}]
     6: a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
     [also: {clipping}, {clipped}]

clipping
     n 1: an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched
          through piles of letters and clippings" [syn: {newspaper
          clipping}, {press clipping}, {cutting}, {press cutting}]
     2: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trim}, {trimming}]
     3: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: {clip}, {snip}]

clip
     v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
          flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {snip}, {snip off}]
     2: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: {trot}, {jog}]
     3: attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [ant: {unclip}]
     4: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
        plants in the garden" [syn: {snip}, {crop}, {trim}, {lop},
         {dress}, {prune}, {cut back}]
     5: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or
        its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal
        freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: {curtail}, {cut
        short}]
     [also: {clipping}, {clipped}]