I found these definitions in a football dictionary: Flick (-on) - a quick touch of a ball already moving in a particular direction, generally performed with the head or foot, which increases its range and/or elevation without changing the direction significantly Chip - a high soft kick used to lift a ball over another player's heads Chip Pass - a pass lofted into the air from a player to a teammate Chip Shot - a kick lofted into the air to try to sail the ball over the goalkeeper's head and still make it under the crossbar into the goal This was just in a normal dictionary (I don't think it is an official football term): Clip [ T ] to hit something or someone with a short sharp movement: