- 剪；剪掉；剪除：
Her plait has been clipped last week.
她的辫子在上周被剪掉了。
- 修剪；剪短：
The gardener clipped the shrubbery.
园丁修剪了灌木丛。
She has clipped her finger-nails.
她已剪短了指甲。
- 给…剪毛(或发)；修剪毛发(或羊毛)：
They clip the sheep's wool once a year.
他们每年把羊的毛剪一次。
- 缩短；削减；删去；削弱(影响等)：
They clipped their visit by three days.
他们把访问时间缩短了三天。
- 从报纸(或杂志等)上剪下，剪(报等)：
He clipped the article out of the newspaper.
他从报纸上将那篇文章剪下。
- 弄缺(硬币的)边缘；切除…的边缘 [参较 sweat]
- 剪(车票等)，(在车票上)打孔：
His ticket had been clipped before he got on the train.
他的车票在上车前已经剪过。
- (音节、字母等的)省略：
He clipped his words when speaking.
他说话时把一些词语省略了。
- [俚语]骗取…的钱财，敲诈；欺骗
- [口语]猛击，用力一击：
He clipped the boy on the jaw.
他猛击男孩的下巴。