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Definition of Clap up

1. Verb. Make hastily and carelessly.

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Clap Up

clapperboard clapperclaw clapperclawed clapperclawing clapperclaws clappers clapper valve clapping claps clapt

Clapton's line claptrap claptraps clap on clap together clap up (current term) claque claquer claquers claques

claqueur claqueurs clarain clarains Clara cell Clara Josephine Schumann clarence clarences Clarence Darrow Clarence Day

Literary usage of Clap up

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1. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"to clap up a marriage, to close or conclude it quickly, suddenly. Sw. Klap-pa; Dan.-p»; D.-pen; Get. ..."

2. An English and Welsh Dictionary: Wherein, Not Only the Words, But Also, the by John Walters (1828)
"To clap on a piece, Ac. Dodi (goso ar neu wrth. See to Piece. To clap up in prison, ... To clap up ..."

3. Dictionnaire anglais-franca̧is: et français-anglais by Abel Boyer, Nicholas Salmon (1821)
"To clap upan agreement,* faire une cote mal taillée. To clap up a bargain ... To clap up one in prison, emprisonner quelqu'un , le mettre en ..."

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