Bullet vs Clip - What's the difference? (2024)

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In informal terms the difference between bullet and clip

is that bullet is an entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc while clip is a blow with the hand.

In lang=en terms the difference between bullet and clip

is that bullet is an ace (the playing card) while clip is an unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.

In obsolete terms the difference between bullet and clip

is that bullet is the fetlock of a horse while clip is an embrace.

As nouns the difference between bullet and clip

is that bullet is a projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed while clip is something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.

As verbs the difference between bullet and clip

is that bullet is to draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it while clip is to grip tightly.

English

(wikipedia bullet)

Noun

(en noun)

A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.

(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, (), often used for marking items in a list. (see also bulleted)

(informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.

(banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.

A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.

John's not going to any of his top schools; he got a bullet from the last of them yesterday.

(slang) One year of prison time

(slang) An ace (the playing card).

(figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 19, author=Jonathan Stevenson, title=Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal, work=BBCcitation, page=, passage=Just as it appeared Arsenal had taken the sting out of the tie, Johnson produced a moment of outrageous quality, thundering a bullet of a left foot shot out of the blue and into the top left-hand corner of Wojciech Szczesny's net with the Pole grasping at thin air.}}

(in attributive use) Very fast (speedy).

bullet train

bullet chess

(obsolete) A small ball.

* 1881 , :

Would you not suppose these persons had been whispered, by the Master of the Ceremonies, the promise of some momentous destiny? and that this lukewarm bullet on which they play their farces was the bull's-eye and centrepoint of all the universe?

(obsolete) A cannonball.

* Stow

A ship before Greenwich shot off her ordnance, one piece being charged with a bullet of stone.

(obsolete) The fetlock of a horse.

Derived terms

* blank bullet* bulletin* bite the bullet* bullet hole* bullet list* bullet point* bullet time* bullet with someone's name on it* dodge a bullet* rubber bullet

Verb

(en verb)

(informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.

(informal) To speed, like a bullet.

Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week.

(informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.

He bulleted a header for his first score of the season.

References

* Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523----

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) clyppan, from (etyl) .

Verb

(clipp)

To grip tightly.

To fasten with a clip.

Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go.

(archaic) To hug, embrace.

* Shakespeare

O that Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee about, / Would bear thee from the knowledge of thyself.

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(slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.

Noun

(en noun)

Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.

Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form.

(slang) An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.

She reads at a pretty good clip .

(obsolete) An embrace.

(Sir Philip Sidney)

A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into the magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.

A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.

(Youatt)

Derived terms

* binder clip* paper clip

Etymology 2

Probably from (etyl) klippa.

Verb

To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.

She clipped my hair with her scissors.

Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper.

* Macaulay

sentenced to have his ears clipped

To curtail; to cut short.

* Shakespeare

All my reports go with the modest truth; / No more nor clipped , but so.

* Jonathan Swift

In London they clip their words after one manner about the court, another in the city, and a third in the suburbs.

(dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.

I'll clip ye round the lugs!

(American football) An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.

(signal processing) to cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value

(computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.

Noun

Something which has been clipped; a small portion of a larger whole, especially an excerpt of a larger work.

They played a clip of last night's debate.

An act of clipping, such as a haircut.

I went into the salon to get a clip .

The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.

(uncountable, informal) A speed or pace.

He was walking at a pretty good clip and I was out of breath trying to keep up.

(uncountable, Geordie) The condition of something, its state.

Deeky the clip of that aad wife ower thor!

(informal) A blow with the hand.

Give him a clip round the ear!

References

** National Football League (2007). Official Rules of the National Football League 2007 . Triumph Books.

Anagrams

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Bullet:

Definition: A projectile, typically made of metal, shot from a firearm at high speed.
Other Meanings:
- Ammunition for slingshots.
- A printed symbol (solid circle) used in typography for marking items in a list.
- In finance, a large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan.
- A rejection letter for employment, admission, or competition.
- Slang usage for one year of prison time.
- Figuratively, anything projected extremely fast.
Verb Usage: To draw attention to text by placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
- Informally, to speed or make a shot, especially with great speed.

Clip:

Definition:
- Something that clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
- In an obsolete sense, an embrace.
Other Meanings:
- A frame containing bullets for rapid reloading in firearms.
- A projecting flange on a horseshoe for embracing the lower part of the hoof.
Verb Usage:
- To grip tightly.
- To fasten with a clip.
- In an archaic sense, to hug or embrace.
- Slang usage for collecting signatures.
Noun Usage:
- Something that clips or grasps.
- An unspecified but rapid speed or pace.
- An embrace (obsolete).
- A frame with bullets for reloading.
- The projecting flange on a horseshoe.
Etymology: The verb "clip" is derived from Old English "clyppan" and has various related terms like "binder clip" and "paper clip."
Verb (Clip) Usage:
- To cut, especially with scissors or shears.
- To curtail or cut short.
- Dialectal usage for striking with the hand.
- In American football, an illegal tackle.
- In signal processing, to cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- In computer graphics, to discard occluded parts of a model or scene.

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