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Clipper
Examples
She uses a clipper to keep her nails neat and short.
02
a tool for cutting grass, shrubs, or other vegetation
Examples
He trimmed the hedge neatly using garden clippers.
03
a large, fast sailing ship of the 19th century, built for speed and used mainly in trade and passenger transport
Examples
The clipper raced across the Atlantic with unmatched speed.
04
(in electronics) a nonlinear circuit designed to restrict or limit the amplitude of a signal by clipping off its peaks
Examples
The engineer added a clipper to prevent signal distortion.
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