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/klæp/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | clap |
| he/she/it | claps |
| present participle | clapping |
| past tense | clapped |
| past participle | clapped |
phrases
clap hold of
British informalclap someone on the back/shoulder
derived word
clapping
noun [uncountable]phrasal verbs
clap in
[transitive]| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | clap in |
| he/she/it | claps in |
| present participle | clapping in |
| past tense | clapped in |
| past participle | clapped in |
clap out
[transitive]| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | clap out |
| he/she/it | claps out |
| present participle | clapping out |
| past tense | clapped out |
| past participle | clapped out |
This is the British English definition of clap. View American English definition of clap
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