CLAPTRAP
\klˈaptɹap], \klˈaptɹap], \k_l_ˈa_p_t_ɹ_a_p]\
Definitions of CLAPTRAP
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
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Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
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A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
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Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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