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CLAPPED

Definition: CLAPPED

CLAPPED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Clap

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "CLAPPED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)


Crosswords: CLAPPED

English words defined with "CLAPPED": clap, ClapcakeTo clap up. (references)
Specialty definitions using "CLAPPED": falling gearGALLOPERMambrino's Helmet. (references)

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Modern Usage: CLAPPED

DomainUsage

Lyrics

But the kid's wrapped in jewels, the kid clapped that tool (Can't Deny It; performing artist: Fabolous)

Haters want me clapped and chromed it ain't easy (Izzo (H.O.V.A.); performing artist: Jay-Z)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: CLAPPED

DomainTitle

Books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: CLAPPED

TitleAuthorQuote

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

The Professor gently clapped his hands.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Detecting his emotion, Pearl clapped her little hands, in the most extravagant ecstasy.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

The bishop clapped his hands.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

He clapped a hand to his eye and gave a hoarse scream of pain.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: CLAPPED

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

At the same time, the chest or back is clapped (percussed) and vibrated to dislodge the mucus and help it move out of the airways. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: CLAPPED

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Bill Clinton

1993-2001You also have to agree that all those differences you just clapped for all too often spark hatred and division even here at home.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: CLAPPED

"CLAPPED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 85.87% of the time. "CLAPPED" is used about 276 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)85.87%23719,467
Lexical Verb (past participle)12.32%3459,261
Adjective (general or positive)1.81%5157,705
                    Total100.00%276N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: CLAPPED

Expression using "CLAPPED": clapped out. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "CLAPPED": clapped-out.

Ending with "CLAPPED": hand-clapped, slow-hand-clapped.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CLAPPED

Language Translations for "CLAPPED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

拍手 (Clap, Clapping, Claps). (various references)

   

Czech

  

znièený (clapped out, kaput, ruined, tattered, uncreated), vyplivnutý (clapped out), utahaný (bushed, clapped out, dog tired, dog-weary, dopey, exhausted, washed out, worn out). (various references)

   

French

  

claquai, claqués, claquées, claquâmes, claqua. (various references)

   

German

  

geklatscht (slapped). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

박수하". (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

appedclay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: CLAPPED

LanguageDateSourceEzekiel Chapter 25, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintDioti tade legei kurioV anq' wn ekrothsaV thn ceira sou kai epeyofhsaV tw podi sou kai epecaraV ek yuchV sou epi thn ghn tou israhl
Latin405VulgateQuia haec dicit Dominus Deus pro eo quod plausisti manu et percussisti pede et gavisa es ex toto affectu super terram Israhel
Middle English1395WyclifFor thes thingis seith the Lord God, For that that thou ioiedist with hoond, and smytidist with foot, and ioiedist of al thi wil vpon the loond of Israel; therfor loo!
Jacobean English1611King JamesFor thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
Victorian English1833WebsterFor thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thy hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
Basic English1964OgdenFor the Lord has said, Because you have made sounds of joy with your hands, stamping your feet, and have been glad, putting shame with all your soul on the land of Israel;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: CLAPPED

LanguageEzekiel Chapter 25, Verse 6
CebuanoKay mao kini ang giingon sa Ginoong Jehova: Tungod kay gidapo mo ang imong mga kamot, ug giyatak mo ang mga tiil, ug nagmaya uban ang bug-os nga pagtamay sa imong kalag batok sa yuta sa Israel;
CroatianJer ovako govori Jahve Gospod: 'Zato što si pljeskao rukama i udarao nogama i svom se dušom radovao nad zemljom Izraelovom,
DanishThi så siger den Herre HERREN: Fordi du klappede i Hænderne og stampede med Fødderne og med dyb Ringeagt godtede dig af Hjertet over Israels Land,
DutchWant alzo zegt de Heere HEERE: Omdat gij met de hand geklapt, en met den voet gestampt hebt, en van harte verblijd zijt geweest in al uw plundering, over het land Israels;
FinnishSillä näin sanoo Herra, Herra: Koska sinä käsiä taputit ja jalkaa poljit ja, sielu täynnä ylenkatsetta, pidit iloa Israelin maasta,
FrenchCar ainsi parle le Seigneur, l`Éternel: Parce que tu as battu des mains Et frappé du pied, Parce que tu t`es réjoui dédaigneusement et du fond de l`âme Au sujet de la terre d`Israël,
GermanDenn so spricht der HERR HERR: Darum daß du mit deinen Händen geklatscht und mit den Füßen gescharrt und über das Land Israel von ganzem Herzen so höhnisch dich gefreut hast,
Haitian CreoleMen sa Seyè sèl Mèt la di: Nou te bat men, nou te danse tèlman nou te kontan, paske, nan kè nou, nou pa vle wè peyi Izrayèl la.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTUHAN Yang Mahatinggi berkata, "Kamu bertepuk tangan sambil menari gembira. Kamu meremehkan tanah Israel.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaKarena demikianlah firman Tuhan Hua: Tegal engkau sudah bertepuk tangan dan mengentak-entak kaki, dan amat besukacita hatimu dan membuat olok-olok akan tanah Israel,
ItalianPerché dice il Signore Dio: «Siccome hai battuto le mani, hai pestato i piedi in terra e hai gioito in cuor tuo con pieno disprezzo per il paese d'Israele,
MaoriKo te kupu hoki tenei a te Ariki, a Ihowa, Na, kua papaki na ou ringa, kua takahi ou waewae, pau katoa tou ngakau ki te koa, he kino nou ki te whenua o Iharaira;
NorwegianFor så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Fordi du klappet i hendene og stampet med føttene og gledet dig med dyp forakt av hele ditt hjerte over Israels land,
PortuguesePorque assim diz o Senhor Deus: Visto como bateste com as mãos, e pateaste com os pés, e te alegraste com todo o despeito do teu coração contra a terra de Israel;   
RumanianCqci awa vorbewte Domnul, Dumnezeu: ,,Pentrucq ai bqtut din mkni, wi ai dat din picior, pentrucq te-ai bucurat kn chip batjocuritor wi din adkncul sufletului de yara lui Israel,
SpanishPues así ha dicho el Señor Jehovah: "Porque golpeaste con tu mano y pisoteaste con tu pie, gozándote con todo el despecho de tu alma contra la tierra de Israel,
SwedishTy så säger Herren, HERREN: Eftersom du klappar i händerna och stampar med fötterna och i ditt sinnes hela övermod gläder dig vid Israels lands ofärd,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: CLAPPED

Misspellings

"CLAPPED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: clapt, clept, cliped, clipet, clippety, cloppet, Klaipeda. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "CLAPPED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "CLAPPED" (pronounced kla"pt)
4-l a" p tflapped, lapped, slapped.
3-a" p tadapt, apt, capped, entrapped, mapped, napped, rapped, rapt, recapped, sapped, scrapped, snapped, strapped, tapped, trapped, untapped, unwrapped, wrapped, zapped.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: CLAPPED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-l-p-p"

-1 letter: capped, dapple, lapped, placed.

-2 letters: appel, apple, caped, clade, decal, laced, paced, padle, paled, pedal, pepla, place, plead.

-3 letters: aced, alec, aped, cade, cape, clad, clap, dace, dale, deal, lace, lade, lead, leap, pace, pale, palp, peal, plea, pled.

-4 letters: ace, ale, alp, ape, cad, cap, cel, cep, dal, dap, del, eld, lac, lad.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-l-p-p"
 

+2 letters: preplaced.

 

+3 letters: cephalopod.

 

+4 letters: backslapped, blacktopped, cephalopods, pedophiliac, supplicated.

 

+5 letters: appendicular.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: CLAPPED


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 4C 41 50 50 45 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-.    .-..    .-    .--.    .--.    .    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01001100 01000001 01010000 01010000 01000101 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#76 &#65 &#80 &#80 &#69 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 004C 0041 0050 0050 0045 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

37463550503938

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Non-English Dictionaries with "CLAPPED"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Chinese

字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, Chinois, Chinesisch, 중국

Czech

slovník, definice, překlad捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, 체"

French

dictionnaire, définition, traduction法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzský, francouzština, français, französisch, "랑스

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , nìmec, nìmecký, allemand, 독일

Korean

사 , 의, 번역韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejec, korejština, korejský, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, 한국

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translation英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglicky, anglais, englisch, 영국
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Fiction
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Quotations: Speeches
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Translations: Modern
11. Bible Trace
12. Derivations
13. Rhymes
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography


  

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