"kiap" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [kjap̚˦] [Singapore]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 夾 /夹 (kiap). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|nan-hbl|夾|tr=kiap}} Borrowed from Hokkien 夾 /夹 (kiap) Head templates: {{head|en|noun|singular only}} kiap (singular only)
  1. (Singlish, placeholder) Tongs, clip; any claw-like tool used to grab objects or hold something in place. Tags: Singlish, singular, singular-only
    Sense id: en-kiap-en-noun-D9F1otkG Categories (other): Singlish, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Singapore English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 79 21

Verb

IPA: [kjap̚˦] [Singapore] Forms: kiaps [present, singular, third-person], kiapping [participle, present], kiapped [participle, past], kiapped [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 夾 /夹 (kiap). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|nan-hbl|夾|tr=kiap}} Borrowed from Hokkien 夾 /夹 (kiap) Head templates: {{en-verb|kiaps|kiapping|kiapped}} 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. Tags: Singlish
    Sense id: en-kiap-en-verb-E-imSpbG Categories (other): Singlish

Inflected forms

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        "(Singlish, placeholder) Tongs, clip; any claw-like tool used to grab objects or hold something in place."
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        "(Singlish) To clamp (as if with a clothes peg or tongs), to squeeze between."
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        "To clamp (as if with a clothes peg or tongs), to squeeze between."
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        "(Singlish) To clamp (as if with a clothes peg or tongs), to squeeze between."
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Download raw JSONL data for kiap meaning in English (2.9kB)

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