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Question 1 of 10
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Idioms for clap
clap eyes on. eye (def. 42).
clap hold of, Nautical. to take hold of.
Origin of clap
1First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English clappen, Old English clæppan; cognate with Middle Low German kleppen
Definition for clap (2 of 2)
Origin of clap
2First recorded in 1580–90; akin to Middle French clapoir “bubo,” clapier “brothel,” Old Provençal clapier “warren”
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British Dictionary definitions for clap (1 of 2)
clap1
/ (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 clap (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
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Medical definitions for clap
clap
[ klăp ]
n.
Gonorrhea. Often used with the.
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