a tie 'clip' [=a piece of metal that holds together the ends of a necktie]
The market is growing at a 'clip' [='rate'] of five percent a year.
They 'clipped' his 'wings' by withholding funding for his projects.
(..) Number two's overheating. Spit on it for two minutes, would you, for Christ's sake? We're hot. We're getting hotter. Engine room, red clip status? - One kilometer on ascension. - Engage artificial gravity. - Engaged. - I'm altering the vector now. Inhibit CNG control. (..)1979 Alien