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CLIP LEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clip lead mean?
• CLIP LEAD (noun)
The noun CLIP LEAD has 1 sense:
1. a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends
Familiarity information: CLIP LEAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("clip lead" is a kind of...):
booster cable; jumper cable; jumper lead; lead (a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire)
Meronyms (parts of "clip lead"):
alligator clip; bulldog clip (a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws)
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