Meaning
To grip tightly.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Proto-Indo-European *b(ʰ) Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-der. Proto-Germanic *klupjaną Old English clyppan Middle English clippen English clip From Middle English clippen, cleppen, clüppen, from Old English clyppan (“to hug, embrace, cherish, clasp”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glemb-, *glembʰ- (“lump, clump, clod, clamp”). Cognate with Old Frisian kleppa, klippa (“to hug, embrace”), Middle High German klimpen, klimpfen (“to contract tightly, constrict, squeeze”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
unclip
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 8 recorded puzzles: