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Clipper
01
a handheld metal tool with sharp blades used to trim nails or cut hair
Examples
She uses a clipper to keep her nails neat and short.
The barber picked up the clipper to shape the sides of his haircut.
02
a tool for cutting grass, shrubs, or other vegetation
Examples
He trimmed the hedge neatly using garden clippers.
The gardener sharpened the clippers before pruning the bushes.
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.
Tea clippers once carried cargo between China and England.
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.
Clippers are essential in audio circuits to control peak levels.
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