clipping

(noun) an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine. Synonyms: newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting. Example: "He searched through piles of letters and clippings."

(noun) cutting down to the desired size or shape. Synonyms: trim, trimming.

(noun) the act of clipping or snipping. Synonyms: clip, snip.

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

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

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

(verb) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. Synonyms: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back. Example: "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."