klap

See also: kłap

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans.

Pronunciation

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Verb

klap (third-person singular simple present klaps, present participle klapping, simple past and past participle klapped)

1. (South Africa, slang, transitive) To strike; to smack.
   • 2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex:

     You did something wrong and he klapped you.

   • 2010, Tony Park, Silent Predator, page 51:

     'I told him that the time wouldn't be right if we were the only two people left in the world, and then I klapped him, good and hard across the face.'

Anagrams

• Palk

Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ap

Verb

klap

1. imperative of klappe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɑp/

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• Hyphenation: klap
• Rhymes: -ɑp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch clap. Equivalent to a deverbal from klappen.

Noun

klap m (plural klappen, diminutive klapje n)

1. bang (a sudden percussive noise)
2. blow, hit, strike

Derived terms

• twee vliegen in één klap slaan

Descendants

• Negerhollands: kap, lap
• → Papiamentu: klap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

klap

1. inflection of klappen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• plak

Middle English

Noun

klap

1. Alternative form of clappe

North Frisian

Etymology

Cognates include West Frisian klippe.

Noun

klap f (plural klapen)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) cliff

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klap/
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: klap

Verb

klap

1. second-person singular imperative of klapać

Swedish

Noun

klap c

1. (nonstandard, Internet slang) Alternative form of klapp (“stroke, pat”)

Usage notes

Popularized by the meme "snel hest" (nice horse).

Declension

Declension of klap
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klap	klapen	klapar	klaparna
Genitive	klaps	klapens	klapars	klaparnas

Related terms

• klapa

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English club.

Noun

klap

1. Club (association).
2. Clubs (card suit, ♣).

Synonyms

• (association) bung
• (suit) pinat