clip-n; 9 Senses

Sense Number 1: an ammunition cartridge for a gun

Commentary: CLIP[+entity][+artifact][+cartridge][+ammunition][+for_gun]

Examples:
The gangster emptied his clip into the man, then reloaded the gun.
The commandos carried extra clips inside their flak jackets.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a fast rate or occurrence of something

Commentary: CLIP[+quantity][+rate][+rapid][+of_occurrence]

Examples:
She walked to the store at a brisk clip.
Joe is fast with the nail gun, he can do ten at a clip.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a small fastener to hold things together

Commentary: CLIP[+entity][+artifact][+fastener][+small]

Examples:
Bill wore his grandfather's gold tie clip to his wedding.
Mary uses a hair clip to keep her hair back while she is cooking.
We found a money clip on the sidewalk holding 20 hundred dollar bills.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 4: the act of cutting off length, snipping off

Commentary: CLIP[+event][+physical][+cutting_off][+length]

Examples:
I need to give the poodles a good clip this weekend.
Bob got a short clip at the barbershop.

Mappings:
PropBank: clip.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: a sharp physical blow

Commentary: CLIP[+event][+physical][+blow][+sharp]

Examples:
John wanted to give the guy a clip in the jaw for that remark.
Mary got only a clip on her fender from the other car.

Mappings:
PropBank: clip.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 6: a 2-bladed cutting instrument

Commentary: CLIP[+entity][+artifact][+instrument][+2_bladed][+cutting]

Examples:
John's nail clip was confiscated at airport security.
Sally pruned her rose bushes with the new clips.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1a

Sense Number 7: wool sheared from sheep

Commentary: CLIP[+entity][+material][+wool][+sheared]

Examples:
This year's clip of the long-haired sheep was smaller than last year's.
The villagers take their clips to the big central market.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2a

Sense Number 8: a section or snippet of video, film

Commentary: CLIP[+entity][+artifact][+media][+visual][+section]

Examples:
The trailer showed some clips from the new film.
I watched an old news clip about the assassination of JFK.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2b

Sense Number 9: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM