Noun: alligator clip 'a-lu,gey-tur klip
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: crocodile clip)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: crocodile clip)
- A clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws
"He used an alligator clip to secure the thick stack of papers";
- bulldog clip, crocodile clip [Brit]
Derived forms: alligator clips
Type of: clip
Part of: clip lead
Encyclopedia: Alligator clip