Clip
Clip verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Tape
Tape verb - Fasten or attach with tape.
How words are described
| old | old clip | old tape |
| good | good clip | good tape |
| full | full clip | full tape |
| special | special clip | special tape |
| Other adjectives: long, specific, standard, original, small, actual, large, wrong, little, infamous, black, white, new, final, next, last, introductory, said, pink, red, audio, unedited. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Jared Kincaid, Crazy-Prepared Gun For Hire, has a special clip on his tactical vest for a roll of duct tape.
Source: Duct Tape for Everything -
Instead, his tape included some acting samples and a clip of him playing the drums (on tupperware).
Source: Creator / Cory Monteith -
Oddly enough it was established in a musical clip show that the whole song was video recorded, so if Marge had the song recorded on tape, why did she ask the crowd to sing it again instead of play the tape for her?
Source: Crowd Song
Cite this Source
Tape and Clip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clip/tape
Clip & Tape. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clip/tape>.
Tape or Clip. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clip/tape.
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