clap out

verb

To clap to the rhythm of (a song).

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Meanings

verbclap out (third-person singular simple present claps out, present participle clapping out, simple past and past participle clapped out)

present singular third person claps out · participle present clapping out · participle past clapped out · past clapped out

  1. transitiveTo clap to the rhythm of (a song).
  2. intransitiveslangTo fail; to stop working.
  3. transitiveIn feng shui, to remove negative energy from (a space) by clapping.
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APA

clap out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clap%20out

MLA

“clap out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clap%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clap out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clap%20out.

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