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clap out

clap out verb: to clap to the rhythm of (a song).

Verb

clap out (third-person singular simple present claps out, present participle clapping out, simple past and past participle clapped out)

  1. (transitive) To clap to the rhythm of (a song).
  2. (intransitive, slang) To fail; to stop working.
  3. (transitive) In feng shui, to remove negative energy from (a space) by clapping.

Forms of clap out

third-person singular presentclaps out
present participleclapping out
past participleclapped out
pastclapped out

Questions about clap out

What does clap out mean?
Clap out means to clap to the rhythm of (a song).
What part of speech is clap out?
Clap out is a verb.
What is the past tense of clap out?
The past tense of clap out is clapped out.

Words near clap out in the dictionary

  1. clap in, clap out
  2. clap net
  3. clap nets
  4. clap on
  5. clap one's hands red
  6. clap out
  7. clap skate
  8. clap skates
  9. clap someone's cheeks
  10. clap together
  11. clap up

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