clipping

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of clip

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act by which something is clipped (in any sense).
2. (countable)A piece of something removed by clipping.

   “a clipping of hair”

   “grass clippings”

   “I use a mulching mower and usually let the clippings go back to the lawn, but sometimes I'll gather clippings for mulching in the vegetable garden.”

3. (countable)An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.

   “When a 90-year-old yellowed clipping appeared one day at my feet, an implausible new mystery entered my life.”

4. (uncountable)A process of word formation involving shortening by removal of syllables, often terminal ones.
5. (countable)A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.

   “The word "ad" is a clipping of "advertisement".”

   “> --Lia An unusual clipping! -or is it not short for Julia?”

6. (uncountable)The process of cutting off a signal level that rises above a certain maximum level.
7. (uncountable)The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.
8. (Canadian, uncountable)Falling, rolling, or throwing one's body on the back of an opponent's legs after approaching from behind.

adj

1. (UK, not-comparable, obsolete, slang)Excellent; very good.

   “A Yankee fellow told a clipping good story.”

   “Rather! a clipping good run!”