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clip the wings of

clip the wings of verb: to trim the flight feathers of a bird, usually poultry, to prevent flight.

Verb

clip the wings of (third-person singular simple present clips the wings of, present participle clipping the wings of, simple past and past participle clipped the wings of)

  1. To trim the flight feathers of a bird, usually poultry, to prevent flight.
  2. (figuratively) To prevent from acting freely.
    • "[...] Clipping the wings of London is not the answer if you want other cities and regions to soar."2021 December 1, Paul Stephen, “Network News: TfL funding crisis: Mayor fears cuts to Tube services”, in RAIL, page 29, comment by Mayor Sadiq Khan

Synonyms of clip the wings of

Forms of clip the wings of

third-person singular presentclips the wings of
present participleclipping the wings of
past participleclipped the wings of
pastclipped the wings of

Questions about clip the wings of

What does clip the wings of mean?
Clip the wings of means to trim the flight feathers of a bird, usually poultry, to prevent flight.
What part of speech is clip the wings of?
Clip the wings of is a verb.
What is the past tense of clip the wings of?
The past tense of clip the wings of is clipped the wings of.

Words near clip the wings of in the dictionary

  1. clip shows
  2. clip someone's wings
  3. clip strip
  4. clip strips
  5. clip the church
  6. clip the wings of
  7. clip-clop
  8. clip-clopped
  9. clip-clopping
  10. clip-clops
  11. clip-joint

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