clipped

(verb) sever or remove by pinching or snipping. Synonyms: nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off. Examples: "Nip off the flowers."

(verb) run at a moderately swift pace. Synonyms: trot, jog, clip.

(verb) attach with a clip. Synonyms: clip. Examples: "Clip the papers together."

(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. Synonyms: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back. Examples: "Dress the plants in the garden."

(verb) terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent. Synonyms: clip, curtail, cut short. Examples: "My speech was cut short." "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries."

(adj) cut or trimmed by clipping. Examples: "A handsome man with a clipped moustache." "Clipped hedges." "Close-clipped lawns." "A clipped poodle."

(adj) (of speech) having quick short sounds. Examples: "A clipped upper-class accent."