"clip it" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clips it [present, singular, third-person], clipping it [participle, present], clipped it [participle, past], clipped it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clip it (third-person singular simple present clips it, present participle clipping it, simple past and past participle clipped it)
  1. (idiomatic, archaic) To move swiftly. Tags: archaic, idiomatic
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