Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To catch; grasp; insnare.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To catch; to grasp; to insnare.
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- verb To
clap for. - verb To
grasp ,insnare ,ensnare ,catch , to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly.
Etymologies
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be- + clap
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From Middle English biclappen, equivalent to be- + clap.
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