clipping

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Something cut off or out, especially an item clipped from a newspaper or magazine.
2. n. See clipped form.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The act of embracing.
2. Embracing; encircling.
3. In heraldry, clasping, as two hands. See conjoined.
4. n. The act of cutting or shearing off.
5. n. A sheep-shearing.
6. n. That which is clipped off or out; a piece separated by clipping: as, tailors' clippings; a newspaper clipping.
7. Swift: as, a clipping pace.
8. Smart; showy; first-rate.

Wiktionary

1. v. present participle of clip.
2. n. countable A piece of something removed by clipping.
3. n. countable An article clipped from a newspaper.
4. n. countable, linguistics A short form (of a word).

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. obsolete The act of embracing.
2. n. The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins.
3. n. That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping.
4. n. (Football) The act of hitting a player from behind, for the purpose of blocking. It is illegal in football because it can lead to injury to the blocked player, who cannot anticipate the action. A penalty of 10 yards or more may be assessed against the team of the offending player.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. cutting down to the desired size or shape
2. n. the act of clipping or snipping
3. n. an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine