1A clip — a device that holds something between two surfaces. Derived from the 連用形 of the verb 挟む. Rarely used as a standalone word in modern Japanese; it usually appears in compounds like 紙ばさみ (paper clip), 洗濯ばさみ (clothespin), 髪ばさみ (hair clip). The standalone term クリップ or ピンチ is more common today.
洗濯ばさみで靴下を干した。
I hung the socks up with clothespins.
紙ばさみに領収書をまとめて入れている。
I keep all my receipts together in a paper clip/folder.
2A go (board game) term: the 'pincer' (hasami), a move that attacks an opponent's stone by playing on one or both sides of it. A fundamental technique in fighting and influence-building. Usually written ハサミ in katakana.
黒の小目に対して白がハサミに打って模様を消した。
Against Black's komoku, White played a pincer and erased the framework.
ハサミは攻めの基本手筋の一つで、初心者もまず学ぶ。
The pincer is one of the basic attacking techniques in go, and even beginners learn it first.