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kiaps

kiaps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kiap.

Meaning of kiap

Verb

kiap (third-person singular simple present kiaps, present participle kiapping, simple past and past participle kiapped)

  1. (Singlish) To clamp (as if with a clothes peg or tongs), to squeeze between.
    • Her words conjure a determinedly striding auntie with a tote bag kiapped by her armpit, pushing the MRT doors open with sheer strength.2020 April 4, Yeo Boon Ping, “Red, White, and Black: The Lives of African Singaporeans and PRs”, in ricemedia.co

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Questions about kiaps

What is kiaps the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kiaps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kiap.

Words near kiaps in the dictionary

  1. kianse
  2. Kiaochow
  3. kiap
  4. kiapped
  5. kiapping
  6. kiaps
  7. kiar
  8. Kiara
  9. KIAS
  10. kiasi
  11. kiasiness

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