Clip meaning in English

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Definition

a (video) clip: a (video) extract noun
an advertising clip a commercial

Examples

  • "On the Internet, the clip of you at the award show has been viewed over a million times, and hits on the Delavigne website have quadrupled since last night..."
  • "Usually I'm sitting in stuffy rooms studying advertising clips."
Exercise 1
"Usually I'm sitting in stuffy rooms studying advertising clips".

This means that Susie sits in rooms studying .
"Usually I'm sitting in stuffy rooms studying advertising clips".

This means that Susie sits in unventilated 1 rooms studying commercials 2.
1 unventilated: When referring to a space, the adjective "stuffy" refers to ventilation or air flow. A "stuffy" room is an "unventilated" room. Note: The term "stuffy" can also indicate something or someone boring and uninteresting.
1 noisy: The adjective "noisy" describes a room or environment with a lot of sound. Example: The school recreation area was always very noisy when the children were playing. The adjective "stuffy" doesn't refer to sound or volume, but to ventilation.
1 cold: The adjective "stuffy" does not refer to the temperature of a space, but rather to the ventilation of a space.
1 dark: A dark room has very little light. Example: The room was poorly lit, which made it difficult to see. A "dark" room does not share a similar meaning with a "stuffy" room.
2 commercials: "Advertising clips" are videos or audios which promote products and services. "Clips" are often used in advertising as the result of marketing studies, however video and audio clips can be made on a subject.
2 movies: "Movies" are films usually watched in a cinema. Example: My mother loves watching movies and goes to the cinema twice a week. A "movie" is not the same as a "commercial" which is an advertisement.
2 documentaries: "Documentaries" are special television programs which are usually political, social, or historical in subject matter. Example: My girlfriend loves to watch historical documentaries about famous people. A "documentary" is not the same as a "commercial", which is an advertisement.
2 statistics: The term "clips" doesn't refer to statistics, but rather to short advertisements.

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