CLIP-ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clip-on mean? 

• CLIP-ON (noun)
  The noun CLIP-ON has 1 sense:

1. a device (as an earring, sunglasses, microphone etc.) that is attached by clips

  Familiarity information: CLIP-ON used as a noun is very rare.

• CLIP-ON (adjective)
  The adjective CLIP-ON has 1 sense:

1. attachable by a clip

  Familiarity information: CLIP-ON used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLIP-ON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device (as an earring, sunglasses, microphone etc.) that is attached by clips

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("clip-on" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

• CLIP-ON (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attachable by a clip

Context example:

a clip-on bow tie

Similar:

attachable (capable of being fastened or added to something else)