Claps
[klæps]
Definition
(v. t.) Variant of Clasp
Editor: Luke
Examples
- Immediately afterwards, he twists him into a public-house and into a parlour, where he confronts him and claps his own back against the door. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The moment she is in the room Mr. Bucket claps the door to and puts his back against it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr Wegg claps on his spectacles, and admiringly surveys Mr Venus from head to foot. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He claps his hands and Mesrour the Nubian appears, with bare arms, bangles, yataghans, and every Eastern ornament--gaunt, tall, and hideous. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- So he gallops close to the 'orse's legs, And he claps his head vithin; And the Bishop says, 'Sure as eggs is eggs, This here's the bold Turpin! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Editor: Luke