clap
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[ klap ]
/ klæp /
verb (used with object), clapped, clap·ping.
verb (used without object), clapped, clap·ping.
noun
Idioms for clap
clap eyes on.
eye(def 42).
clap hold of, Nautical.
to take hold of.
Origin of clap
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1175–1225; Middle English
clappen, Old English
clæppan; cognate with Middle Low German
kleppen
Words nearby clap
clangour,
clank,
clannish,
clansman,
clanswoman,
clap,
clap eyes on,
clap on,
clap skate,
clap-net,
clapboard
Example sentences from the Web for clapping
British Dictionary definitions for clapping (1 of 2)
clap
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/ (klæp) /
verb claps, clapping or clapped
noun
Word Origin for clap
Old English
clæppan; related to Old High German
klepfen, Middle Dutch
klape rattle, Dutch
klepel clapper; all of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for clapping (2 of 2)
Word Origin for clap
C16: from Old French
clapoir venereal sore, from
clapier brothel, from Old Provençal, from
clap heap of stones, of obscure origin
Medical definitions for clapping
clap
[ klăp ]
n.
Gonorrhea. Often used with the.