clip the wings of (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To trim the flight feathers of a bird, usually poultry, to prevent flight.
glosses: To prevent from acting freely.
tags: figuratively
raw_tags: of a person or organisation
Forms:
form: clips the wings of
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: clipping the wings of
tags: participle
present
form: clipped the wings of
tags: participle
past
form: clipped the wings of
tags: past