- Clip (shear)
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English-Esperanto dictionary. 2008.
Clip (shear)
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shear — vb Shear, poll, clip, trim, prune, lop, snip, crop are comparable when they mean to cut off something (as a piece, an excrescence, or a limb). Shear is the most general word of this group; it usually implies the use of a sharp cutting instrument… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Shear — (sh[=e]r), v. t. [imp. {Sheared}or {Shore};p. p. {Sheared} or {Shorn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shearing}.] [OE. sheren, scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran, scyran; akin to D. & G. scheren, Icel. skera, Dan. ski?re, Gr. ???. Cf. {Jeer},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clip — [v1] cut short bob, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, decrease, dock, lower, mow, pare, prune, reduce, shave, shear, shorten, skive, slash, snip, trim, truncate; concept 137 Ant. lengthen clip [v2/n] punch blow, box, clout, cuff, knock, punch, smack … New thesaurus
shear — [v] clip, cut crop, cut back, fleece, groom, mow, pare, prune, shave, shorten, snip, trim; concepts 137,176 … New thesaurus
shear — [shir] vt. sheared, sheared or shorn, shearing [ME scheren < OE scieran, akin to Ger scheren < IE base * (s)ker , to cut > HARVEST] 1. to cut with shears or a similar sharp edged instrument 2. a) to remove (the hair, wool, etc.) by… … English World dictionary
clip — vb *shear, poll, trim, prune, lop, snip, crop Analogous words: *cut, chop, slash, slit: curtail (see SHORTEN): sever, *separate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
clip — I 1. noun 1) a briefcase clip Syn: fastener, clasp, hasp, catch, hook, buckle, lock 2) a mother of pearl clip Syn: brooch, pin, badge 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
clip — I 1. noun the clip on his briefcase Syn: fastener, clasp, hasp, catch, hook, buckle, lock 2. verb he clipped the pages together Syn: fasten, attach, fix, join, pin, staple … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
shear — shearer, n. shearless, adj. /shear/, v., sheared, sheared or shorn, shearing, n. v.t. 1. to cut (something). 2. to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument: to shear wool from sheep … Universalium
clip — I [[t]klɪp[/t]] v. clipped, clipped, clip•ping, n. 1) to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears: to clip a rose from a bush[/ex] 2) to trim by cutting: to clip a hedge[/ex] 3) to cut or trim the hair or fleece of; shear 4) num to pare the edge of … From formal English to slang
