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claps up

claps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 claps up

What is claps up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Claps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clap up.

Words near claps up in the dictionary

  1. claps on
  2. claps one's cheeks
  3. claps out
  4. claps someone's cheeks
  5. claps together
  6. claps up
  7. Clapsaddle
  8. Clapsaddles
  9. clapshot
  10. clapskate
  11. clapskates

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