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clipless

clipless adjective: without a clip or clips.

Adjective

clipless (not comparable)

  1. Without a clip or clips.
  2. Having a cleat at the sole which can be easily clipped on or off.

Origin of clipless

From clip + -less. On bicycles, clipless pedals are so called because they do not have toe clips, even though they still have a clip at the bottom of the shoe.

Questions about clipless

What does clipless mean?
Clipless means without a clip or clips.
What part of speech is clipless?
Clipless is an adjective.

Words near clipless in the dictionary

  1. clipei
  2. clipeus
  3. clipfish
  4. clipjoint
  5. clipjoints
  6. clipless
  7. cliplock
  8. clipmap
  9. clipmapping
  10. clipmaps
  11. clipnosis

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