Definition of Clap on

1. Verb. Apply carelessly. "Slap some paint onto the wall"

Exact synonyms: Slam On, Slap On
Generic synonyms: Apply, Put On

Definition of Clap on

1. Verb. (nautical transitive) to temporarily add something to an existing part, especially to add an additional sail to take advantage of a fair wind ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clap On

clanky
clanless
clanlessness
clannish
clannishly
clannishness
clannishnesses
clans
clanship
clanships
clansman
clansmen
clansperson
clanswoman
clap on (current term)
clap skate
clap together
clap up
clapalong
clapalongs
clapboard
clapboarded
clapboarding
clapboards
clapdish
clapmatch
clapmatches
clapnet
clapnets

Literary usage of Clap on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1896)
"... clap on the Same ace1 . . 0-1-0 It. pd C;ipt. Foster for money he laid downe to ) It. pd ... clap on ..."

2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Seek th' auT grey yad, clap on tho pad, She's doun lile wark t' year.' Anderson. Clart, o. adhesive dirt; anything a dart on his plate.' Clash, c. to abuse; ..."

3. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"29—TO clap on A THROAT AND QUARTER SEIZING. Splice an eye in one end of the seizing, and take the other end round both parts of the rope that the seizing is ..."

4. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"clap on! The order to lay hold of any rope, in order to haul upon it. ... To clap a stopper over all, to stop a thing effectually; to clap on the stopper ..."

5. An English and Welsh Dictionary: Wherein, Not Only the Words, But Also, the by John Walters (1828)
"To clap on [apply] a plaister, Rho taflu, If taro) i lawr ; gwasgu i la^ To clap hands, ... To clap on a piece, Ac. Dodi (goso ar neu wrth. See to Piece. ..."

6. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"... wis well clap\ted, il a été fort applaudi —on l'a beaucoup applaudi. (To put, thrust.) clap on more sails, pursue, mettez plus rie voile, poursuivez. ..."

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