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klap

klap

English

Verb

klap (third-person singular simple present klaps, present participle klapping, simple past and past participle klapped)

  1. (South Africa, slang, transitive) To strike; to smack.
    • 2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex
      You did something wrong and he klapped you.
    • 2010, Tony Park, Silent Predator (page 51)
      'I told him that the time wouldn't be right if we were the only two people left in the world, and then I klapped him, good and hard across the face.'

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑp
  • IPA(key): /klɑp/

Noun

klap m (plural klappen, diminutive klapje n)

  1. bang (a sudden percussive noise)
  2. blow, hit, strike

Verb

klap

  1. first-person singular present indicative of klappen
  2. imperative of klappen

Anagrams


North Frisian

Etymology

Cognates include West Frisian klippe.

Noun

klap f (plural klapen)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) cliff

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English club.

Noun

klap

  1. Club (association).
  2. Clubs (card suit, ♣).

Synonyms