Clipping has several meanings: Coin clipping, shaving off a small portion of precious metal for profit Wing clipping, trimming a bird's primary flight feathers to disable flight Clipping, sheep shearing Clipping (computer graphics), only drawing things that'll be visible to the viewer Clipping (gardening), pruning, removing unwanted portions from a plant Clipping (hockey), hitting an opposing player below the knees Clipping, an illegal block from behind, below the waist, in American foot… (More on Clipping)