{
    "term": "clip",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/st/stationery.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a short part of a film that is shown separately",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Here is a clip from her latest movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a clip from a Sherlock Holmes movie"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will see in this clip how well she acts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The documentary began with a clip from the President's inauguration speech."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "short", "film"],
                "verb + clip": ["see", "view", "watch"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the clip", "clip from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a small metal or plastic object used for holding things together or in place",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a hair clip"
                },
                {
                    "text": "toe clips on a bicycle"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She put a clip in her hair."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bicycle", "hair", "nose"],
                "verb + clip": ["attach", "fasten", "put"],
                "clip + verb": ["hold something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a piece of jewellery that fastens to your clothes",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a diamond clip"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the act of cutting something to make it shorter",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He gave the hedge a clip."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a quick hit with your hand",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She gave him **a clip round the ear** for being cheeky."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a set of bullets in a metal container that is placed in or attached to a gun for firing",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ammo", "ammunition", "empty"],
                "verb + clip": ["empty", "load", "unload"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "quickly",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Land prices will rise at a healthy clip."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɪp/",
                "audio": "cl/clip/clip__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɪp/",
                "audio": "cl/clip/clip__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 2 and noun sense 6 Old English clyppan (verb), of West Germanic origin. The noun use dates from the late 15th cent. noun senses 3 to 5 Middle English: from Old Norse klippa, probably imitative."
}