"clap up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: claps up [present, singular, third-person], clapping up [participle, present], clapped up [participle, past], clapped up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clap up (third-person singular simple present claps up, present participle clapping up, simple past and past participle clapped up)
  1. to imprison
    Sense id: en-clap_up-en-verb-CbcEeGCi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clap up meaning in English (1.1kB)

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