clip-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Sever or remove by pinching or snipping; tend by cutting.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] CLIP NP2[patient[concrete]] INCLUDES: CLIP OUT, CLIP OFF

Examples:
Assuming it wasn't one of those columns that you clipped and put on
the refrigerator door, I'll review the facts.
The anthers in these plants are difficult to clip off.
Clip the bushes.
She clipped her hair short.

Mappings:
VerbNet: braid-41.2.2,cut-21.1-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: clip.01,clip.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4

Sense Number 2: Run at a moderately swift pace.

Examples:
The boat clipped along to a southerly wind.
The racers clipped at a 5-minute pace.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Attach or bind with a fastener.

Examples:
Clip the papers together.
She clipped her hair into a bun.

Mappings:
VerbNet: tape-22.4-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] CLIP NP2[patient[abstract]]

Examples:
He clipped the announcement short.
They had to clip the tour schedule.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5