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clapped up

clapped up is the simple past and past participle of clap up.

Meaning of clap up

Verb

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

  1. to imprison
    • orders were sent down for clapping up three of the chief remonstratorsa. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published...
  2. To complete a marriage ceremony.
    • Parents should clap up their children's wedding ceremonies as quickly as possible.

Questions about clapped up

What is clapped up the simple past and past participle of?
Clapped up is the simple past and past participle of clap up.

Words near clapped up in the dictionary

  1. clapped on
  2. clapped one's cheeks
  3. clapped out
  4. clapped someone's cheeks
  5. clapped together
  6. clapped up
  7. clappedy
  8. clapper
  9. clapper board
  10. clapper boards
  11. clapper bridge

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