# clipped

Pronunciation: say "KLIPT" /klɪpt/

## Adjective

1. Reduced in length or size by cutting away parts.
   - Simple: Cut short, with the end or edges trimmed off.
   - _The gardener admired the neatly clipped boxwood lining the path._
   - _A row of clipped hedges framed the formal garden._
2. Spoken with each word pronounced separately, sharply, and distinctly.
   - Simple: Spoken with each word short, sharp, and clearly separated.
   - _The officer's clipped tone left no room for argument._
   - _He answered in clipped sentences, each word sharp and precise._
4. Circumcised; having had the foreskin removed. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Circumcised: having had the loose skin at the tip of the penis removed.
   - _Many parents choose to have their sons clipped within the first week._
   - _The locker-room joke about being clipped fell flat._

## Verb

3. Past tense and past participle of clip. — simple past and past participle of clip
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of clip. Use this form when the cutting already happened.
   - _He clipped the wires before rewiring the panel._
   - _The groom clipped the horse's mane neatly._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/clipped (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).