Clip and Fly

Clip

Clip verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.

Fly and clip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fly" instead a verb "Clip".

Nearby Words: clipped, clipping, clipper, clipboard

Fly

Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.

Clip and fly are semantically related. (North American) Sometimes you can use "Clip" instead a verb "Fly". informal substitute

Nearby Words: flying, flyer

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

time clip time fly time
times clip times fly times
wings clip wings fly wings
distances clip distances fly distances

Both words in one sentence

  • Clip Its Wings In Star Fox, your ship can sometimes lose its wings when it's damaged, particularly if you fly too close to something big and clip them yourself.
  • Scooby-Dooby Doors: One clip does this with the cast of One Piece, with Fred and Daphne fly by on a carpet in the background.
  • Phallic Weapon There is a clip from the Swedish movie Kopps where a police officer throws his gun into the air, opens his pants, catches the gun in the open fly, then buckles his belt over the gun.
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