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clapping up

clapping up is the present participle and gerund 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 clapping up

What is clapping up the present participle and gerund of?
Clapping up is the present participle and gerund of clap up.

Words near clapping up in the dictionary

  1. clapping on
  2. clapping one's cheeks
  3. clapping out
  4. clapping someone's cheeks
  5. clapping together
  6. clapping up
  7. clappingly
  8. clappings
  9. clappity
  10. Clapps
  11. clappy

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