a clip or device/action for pinching or holding something between two parts (e.g. a clip); a noun for something that pinches or holds
布を留める挟みを貸してくれる？
Can you lend me a clip to hold the fabric?
髪が乱れたので、小さな挟みで留めた。
My hair was messy, so I fixed it with a small clip.
書類をまとめる挟みを机の引き出しに入れておいた。
I put a clip for bundling documents in the desk drawer.
a go (board game) term for the 'pincer' move (hasami) — a technique of cutting off opponent stones by pinching from the side
相手の連をハサミにかけて切断した。
I pincer-captured the opponent's chain and cut it off.
ハサミの位置を誤ると逆に弱点を作ってしまう。
Misplacing the pincer can instead create a weakness.