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clapped
We have found lemma(root) word of clapped : clap.
Definitions
[klap], (Verb)
Definitions:
- strike the palms of (one's hands) together repeatedly, typically in order to applaud someone or something
(e.g: Agnes clapped her hands in glee)
- slap (someone) encouragingly on the back or shoulder
(e.g: as they parted, he clapped Owen on the back)
Phrases:
- clap hold of
- clap someone in irons
- clap someone in jail
Origin
:
Old English clappan ‘throb, beat’, of imitative origin. clap dates from late Middle English
[klap], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of striking together the palms of the hands
(e.g: when they stop I give them a clap)
- an explosive sound, especially of thunder
(e.g: a clap of thunder echoed through the valley)
Phrases:
- clap hold of
- clap someone in irons
- clap someone in jail
Origin
:
Old English clappan ‘throb, beat’, of imitative origin. clap dates from late Middle English
[klap], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a venereal disease, especially gonorrhoea
(e.g: she has given him the clap)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 16th century: from Old French clapoir ‘venereal bubo’
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