-
airstrip
0
n 1: an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn:
airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip]
-
blip
0
n 1: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the
market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the
day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip
in retail sales"
2: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a
reflecting surface [syn: blip, pip, radar target]
-
chip
0
n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a
bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip,
flake, fleck, scrap]
2: a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
3: a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: chip, cow chip, cow
dung, buffalo chip]
4: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: chip,
crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip]
5: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken
off of something [syn: check, chip]
6: a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when
gambling [syn: chip, poker chip]
7: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a
silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of
electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: chip,
microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor
chip]
8: (golf) a low running approach shot [syn: chip, chip shot]
9: the act of chipping something [syn: chip, chipping,
splintering]
v 1: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn:
chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off]
2: cut a nick into [syn: nick, chip]
3: play a chip shot
4: form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"
5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a
tooth" [syn: chip, knap, cut off, break off]
-
clip
0
n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be
inserted into an automatic gun [syn: cartridge holder,
cartridge clip, clip, magazine]
2: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he
succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a
clip" [syn: time, clip]
3: any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles
together
4: an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
5: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: clip, clipping,
snip]
6: a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"
v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
flowers" [syn: nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip
off]
2: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: trot, jog, clip]
3: attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [ant:
unclip]
4: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the
plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim,
lop, dress, prune, cut back]
5: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or
its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom
is curtailed in many countries" [syn: clip, curtail, cut
short]
-
hairgrip
0
n 1: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together;
used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a
bobby pin a grip" [syn: bobby pin, hairgrip, grip]
-
handgrip
0
n 1: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in
order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the
handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good
grip" [syn: handle, grip, handgrip, hold]
-
outstrip
0
v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance
surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes
all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations";
"This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn:
surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed,
outdo, surmount, outperform]
2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn:
outdistance, outstrip, distance]
-
filmstrip
0