I use a big metal paper ____ to keep papers together.

verb

1. Encompass
2. To hold in a tight grip clutch
3. To clasp, fasten, or secure with a clip

noun

1. Any of various devices that grip, clasp, or hook
2. A device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles
3. Something (such as a piece of jewelry) that is worn as an ornament or fastener and that is held in position by a clip

verb

1. To cut or cut off with or as if with shears

   "clip a dog's hair"

2. To cut off the distal or outer part of
3. Curtail, diminish
4. To abbreviate in speech or writing
5. Hit, punch
6. To illegally block (an opposing player) in football
7. To take money from unfairly or dishonestly especially by overcharging

   "the nightclub clipped the tourist for $200"

8. To clip something
9. To travel or pass rapidly
10. To clip an opposing player in football

noun

1. Shears
2. A 2-bladed instrument for cutting especially the nails
3. The product of a single shearing (as of sheep)
4. A crop of wool of a sheep, a flock, or a region
5. A section of filmed, videotaped, or recorded material
6. A clipping especially from a newspaper
7. An act of clipping
8. A sharp blow
9. Rate

   "continues at a brisk clip"

10. A single instance or occasion time

    "he charged $10 a clip"

noun

1. Ready-made usually copyright-free illustrations sold in books, as part of a software package, or through a website from which they may be cut and pasted or inserted as artwork

noun

1. The sound made by or as if by a horse walking on a hard surface

noun

1. A place of public entertainment (such as a nightclub) that makes a practice of defrauding patrons (as by overcharging)
2. A business that makes a practice of overcharging

adjective

1. Attached with a clip

   "a clip-on tie"

idiom

1. To limit someone's ability to do or say things

   "They clipped his wings by withholding funding for his projects."

noun

1. A spring-loaded clip that has jaws resembling an alligator's and is used for making temporary electrical connections