- clap in jail
- ► clap in jail (or irons) put in prison (or in chains).Main Entry: ↑clap
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clap in jail — clap (someone) in jail (or irons) put (someone) in prison (or in chains) … Useful english dictionary
clap — Ⅰ. clap [1] ► VERB (clapped, clapping) 1) strike the palms of (one s hands) together repeatedly, especially to applaud. 2) slap encouragingly on the back. 3) place (a hand) briefly over one s face as a gesture of dismay. 4) (of a bird) flap (its… … English terms dictionary
clap in irons — ► clap in jail (or irons) put in prison (or in chains). Main Entry: ↑clap … English terms dictionary
jail — Synonyms and related words: POW camp, bastille, beleaguer, beset, besiege, big house, black hole, blockade, bolt in, borstal, borstal institution, bound, box in, bridewell, brig, bucket, caboose, cage, calaboose, can, cast in prison, cell,… … Moby Thesaurus
clap someone in jail (or irons) — put someone in prison (or in chains). → clap … English new terms dictionary
clap — clap1 [klap] vi. clapped, clapping [ME clappen < OE clæppan, to throb, beat; akin to ON klapp, OHG klapf, clap, crack: orig. echoic] 1. to make a sudden, explosive sound, as of two flat surfaces being struck together 2. to strike the palms of… … English World dictionary
clap in — ˌclap ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they clap in he/she/it claps in present participle clapping in past tense … Useful english dictionary
clap — v. ( to put ) 1) (d; tr.) to clap into (to clap smb. into jail) 2) (d; tr.) to clap on (to clap a muzzle on a dog) 3) (d; tr.) to clap to (he clapped his hand to his mouth) * * * [klæp] (d; tr.) to clap to (he clapped his hand to his mouth) (d;… … Combinatory dictionary
clap — clap1 [ klæp ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to hit your hands together many times to show that you liked something or admire someone: At the end of the speech everyone clapped. a ) intransitive or transitive to hit your hands together, for example to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clap — 1 verb clapped, clapping 1 (I) to hit your hands together loudly and continuously to show that you enjoyed a performance or that you approve of something: The crowd roared with approval and clapped. 2 clap your hands a) to hit your hands together … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
