{Clove hitch} (Naut.) See under {Hitch}.
{Clove hook} (Naut.), an iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails; -- called also {clip hook}. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
clip-hook — clipˈ hook noun A sister hook • • • Main Entry: ↑clip … Useful english dictionary
clip hook — noun : sister hook … Useful english dictionary
Clip — Clip, n. 1. An embrace. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. A cutting; a shearing. [1913 Webster] 3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season s crop of wool. [1913 Webster] 4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. [1913 Webster] 5.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hook Me Up (song) — Infobox Single Name = Hook Me Up Caption = Artist = The Veronicas from Album = Hook Me Up Released = September 22 2007 (Australia) Format = CD, digital download Recorded = 2007 Genre = Dance, pop, House Length = 2:50 Label = Sire Writer = Jessica … Wikipedia
Clip-on tie — For more on Neckties, see Necktie. Clip on tie. Inset: Metal Clip used to fasten it onto the front of a shirt The clip on tie is a bow tie or four in hand tie which is permanently tied, with a dimple just below the knot, and which is fixed to the … Wikipedia
clip — I. transitive verb (clipped; clipping) Etymology: Middle English clippen, from Old English clyppan; akin to Old High German klāftra fathom, Lithuanian globti to embrace Date: before 12th century 1. encompass 2. a. to hold in a tight grip ; clutc … New Collegiate Dictionary
clip — I 1. noun 1) a briefcase clip Syn: fastener, clasp, hasp, catch, hook, buckle, lock 2) a mother of pearl clip Syn: brooch, pin, badge 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
hook — 1. noun 1) she hung her jacket on the hook Syn: peg, coat rack 2) the dress has six hooks Syn: fastener, fastening, catch, clasp, hasp, clip, pin 3) I had a fish on the end of my hook … Thesaurus of popular words
hook — n scythe, sickle; falchion, cutlass, scimitar, saber. 2. snag, trap, snare, springe, noose. 3. crook, angle, dogleg, hairpin turn, horseshoe, loop; curve, curvature, incurvature, bow, arc, turn, twist, tortuosity; bend, bending, flexion, flexure … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
clip — 1, v 1. cut off, bob, crop, snip, nip; shear, shave, fleece; trim, pare, prune; shorten, truncate, stunt, check the growth of, pollard. 2. curtail, cut short, reduce, diminish, retrench; shorten, abridge, condense, epitomize, abstract; boil down; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
