fragment — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clout noun Influence or power, especially in politics or business.
- excerpt noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
- extract verb To pull or draw something out, often with effort or force.
- fragment noun A small broken-off piece of something larger.
- snippet noun A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.
Senses
fragment is used for these senses in English:
- clout (obsolete) A piece; a fragment.
- extract A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
- gobbet An extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, discussion, or translation in an examination.
- snippet A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.
clout — full definition
- noun Influence or power, especially in politics or business.
- noun A blow struck with the hand or fist (informal).
- verb To hit someone or something, especially with the fist.
excerpt — full definition
- noun A short passage taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music and presented on its own.
- verb To take a passage out of a longer work in order to quote or publish it separately.