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noun

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as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument an unexpectedly low branch dealt him a clip to the head

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verb

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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument a mother who's sad to see her little boy's curls clipped for the first time

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as in to punch
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head

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“Clip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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