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View synonyms for paper clip
paper clip
1noun
- a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
- a spring clamp for holding papers.
paper-clip
2[ pey-per-klip ]
verb (used with object)
, pa·per-clipped, pa·per-clip·ping.
- to fasten together with one or more paper clips:
Paper-clip these letters and file them.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paper clip1
First recorded in 1870–75
Origin of paper clip2
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
Inside was about $70 held by a paper clip, various cards, and a piece of paper cracking at the folds.
From The Daily Beast
In the shower, he found two potato chips and a paper clip stuck in his hair.
From Project Gutenberg
Would you note the particular pages and put a paper clip on them, please?
From Project Gutenberg
It would only start the subject wondering about the relationship of the paper clip to hypnosis.
From Project Gutenberg
The crease in a soft hat can be kept in proper shape with the aid of a paper clip.
From Project Gutenberg
You could sit down and twist a paper clip out of a hunk of soft wire, couldn't you?
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