clap on

Verb

Meaning

apply carelessly

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

slap on slam on plus annex add introduce tag attach insert tack append affix superimpose sprinkle interpose
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Hypernyms

apply put on

Examples

In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent. George Canning

Don't worry about never having time to write. Just write what you can in the time you do have and give yourself a big clap on the back, followed by a double latte and a blueberry muffin. Rachel Johnson

If you let them put the calf on your shoulders, it will not be long before they clap on the cow. Italian Proverb

slap some paint onto the wall Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

clap in irons clap loudly clap net clap out clap skate clap staff