n. 25B6; verb
I clipped the hedge : TRIM, prune, cut, snip, shorten, crop, shear, pare; lop; neaten, shape.
clip the coupon below : REMOVE, cut out, snip out, tear out, detach.
his lorry clipped a van : HIT, strike, touch, graze, glance off, run into.
Mum clipped his ear : HIT, cuff, strike, smack, slap, box; informal clout, whack, wallop, clobber, biff, sock.
25B6; noun
I gave the dog a clip : TRIM, cut, crop, haircut; shear.
a film clip : EXTRACT, excerpt, snippet, cutting, fragment; trailer.
(informal) a clip round the ear : SMACK, cuff, slap, box; informal clout, whack, wallop, biff, sock.
(informal) the truck went at a good clip : SPEED, rate, pace, velocity; informal lick.
25A0; clip someone's wings RESTRICT SOMEONE'S FREEDOM, impose limits on, keep under control, stand in the way of; obstruct, impede, frustrate, thwart, fetter, hamstring.