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1 crepo
crĕpo, ŭi, ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a. [Sanscr. krap, to lament; cf. crabro] (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose; in class. prose, concrepo).I.Neutr., to rattle, crack, creak, rustle, clatter, tinkle, jingle, chink, etc.A.In gen.:B.foris,
Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 34; Ter. Ad. 2, 3, 11:fores,
id. Eun. 5, 7, 5; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 121; 3, 3, 52:intestina (with crepitant),
Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 26:herba Sabina ad focos,
Prop. 4 (5), 3, 58; cf. Ov. F. 4, 742:sonabile sistrum,
id. M. 9, 784 (cf. crepitanti sistro, Prop. 3 (4), 11 (9 Bip.), 43): crepante pede. Hor. Epod. 16, 48:nubes subito motu,
Ov. F. 2, 501:catena,
Sen. Ep. 9, 8:lapis, in statuā Memnonis,
Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 58 et saep.: digiti crepantis signa novit eunuchus, a snapping the fingers (as a sign of a command), Mart. 3, 82, 15; cf.concrepo, I.—Of the voice: vox generosa, quae non composita nec alienis auribus sed subito data crepuit,
because loud, Sen. Clem. 2, 1, 1.—In partic., to break wind, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. prohibere, p. 206; Mart. 12, 77 and 78; cf. crepitus, B.—In a play upon words: Co. Fores hae fecerunt magnum flagitium modo. Ad. Quid id est flagitii? Co. Crepuerunt clare, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 33.—C. II.Act., to make something sound, make a noise with, cause to resound or rattle.A.Lit.:B.(Camenae) manibus faustos ter crepuere sonos,
i. e. clapped, Prop. 3 (4), 10, 4; so,ter laetum sonum populus,
Hor. C. 2, 17, 26:procul auxiliantia aera,
Stat. Th. 6, 687: aureolos, to make to chink, i. e. to count, Mart. 5, 19, 14.—Esp. freq.,Trop., to say something or talk noisily, to make much ado about, to boast of, prattle, prate, etc.:neque ego ad mensam publicas res clamo neque leges crepo,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 56:sulcos et vineta,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 84:quid veri,
id. S. 2, 3, 33:immunda dicta,
id. A. P. 247:post vina gravem militiam aut pauperiem,
id. C. 1, 18, 5; cf. with a rel.-clause: crepat, antiquum genus ut... tolerarit aevum, * Lucr. 2, 1170.
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Clapped — Clap Clap (kl[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clapped} (kl[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clapping}.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. & Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clapped — 1) clapped out adj worn out, exhausted. The second of these essentially British terms has been adopted in the USA since the 1950s. They are normally applied to machines, particularly cars, although they derive originally from the idea of a person … Contemporary slang
clapped-out — adj BrE a clapped out car, machine etc is old and in very bad condition … Dictionary of contemporary English
clapped-out — [klapt′out′] adj. [Brit. Informal] Brit. Informal 1. worn out, obsolete, etc. [clapped out machinery] 2. exhausted; weary … English World dictionary
clapped-out — [ ,klæpt aut ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL old and in bad condition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clapped-out — clapped′ out′ adj. Brit. Informal. brit. worn out; exhausted • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
clapped-out — ► ADJECTIVE informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ worn out from age or heavy use … English terms dictionary
clapped-out — ¦klapˈdau̇t, aptˈau̇t adjective Etymology: from past participle of clap + out (I) chiefly Britain : worn out ; also : tired * * * /klapt owt /, adj. Brit. Informal … Useful english dictionary
clapped-out — also clapped out ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a person or a machine as clapped out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly. [BRIT, INFORMAL] ...his clapped out old car. ...clapped out comedians … English dictionary
clapped out — adjective worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people) • Similar to: ↑worn • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
clapped-out — British & Australian, informal if something, especially a car, is clapped out, it is in a very bad condition because it is old or has been used a lot. He still drives a clapped out Mini which he bought when he was at college … New idioms dictionary
