clapped-out
[ klapt-out ]
/ ˈklæptˈaʊt /
adjective British Informal.
(of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
(of a person) exhausted; fatigued.
Origin of clapped-out
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby clapped-out
clap-net,
clapboard,
clapham sect,
clapometer,
clapped out,
clapped-out,
clapper,
clapper bridge,
clapper rail,
clapperboard,
clapperclaw
British Dictionary definitions for clapped out
clapped out
adjective
(clapped-out when prenominal) British, Australian and NZ informal
(esp of machinery) worn out; dilapidated
Australian and NZ
extremely tired; exhausted