Meaning

2 senses

  1. To grasp, insnare, ensnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly.

  2. To clap for; to applaud.

Origin

From Middle English biclappen (“to grasp, insnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab sudden

From Middle English biclappen (“to grasp, insnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly”). By surface analysis, be- + clap.

From be- + clap.

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Forms

beclaps, beclapping, beclapped, beclapped
Base formbeclap · to beclap
3rd person singularbeclaps
Present participlebeclapping
Past simplebeclapped
Past participlebeclapped

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybeclap
he, she, itbeclaps

Past simpleLesson

all personsbeclapped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave beclapped
he, she, ithas beclapped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill beclap

Synonyms

13 synonyms
applaudB1hailB2cheerA2clapB2acclaimcheer onhurrahacclamatebarrackencheerhurrayhuzzah

Word family

1 related words
Derivedumbeclap

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beckbeckonbecomeA1bedA1bedbug

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