noun (n)

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine(noun.communication)

  Example:
  He searched through piles of letters and clippings.
  

  Synonym:
  cutting, newspaper clipping, press clipping, press cutting
  

  source: wordnet30
• cutting down to the desired size or shape(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  trim, trimming
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of clipping or snipping(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  clip, snip
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of embracing.(noun)

  source: webster1913