clapped-out

clapped-out
\\¦klapˈdau̇t, -aptˈau̇t\ adjective
Etymology: from past participle of clap + out (I)
chiefly Britain : worn-out ; also : tired

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/klapt"owt"/, adj. Brit. Informal.
1. (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
2. (of a person) exhausted; fatigued.
[1945-50]

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clappedˈ-outˈ adjective (informal)
1. Tired, exhausted
2. Worn-out, of no more use
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Main Entry: ↑clap

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clapped-out UK [ˌklæpt ˈaʊt] US adjective british informal
old and in bad condition, or no longer effective

a clapped-out old car

a boring speech from a clapped-out politician

Thesaurus: old of thingshyponym in a bad conditionhyponym old of peoplesynonym

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clapped-out «KLAPT OWT», adjective.
British Slang. old and worn out; dilapidated: »

This Hercules is a clapped-out propeller driven aircraft (London Times).

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adj. informal, chiefly Brit. (of a vehicle, machine, or person) worn out from age or heavy use and unable to work or operate

a clapped-out old van

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/ˌklæptˈaʊt/ adj
Brit informal : old or damaged from being used too much

a clapped-out [=worn-out] car/machine

clapped-out [=tired, hackneyed] clichés


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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 — adj BrE a clapped out car, machine etc is old and in very bad condition …   Dictionary of contemporary 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 — [ ,klæpt aut ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL old and in bad condition …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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

  • clapped-out — UK [ˌklæpt ˈaʊt] / US adjective British informal old and in bad condition, or no longer effective a clapped out old car a boring speech from a clapped out politician …   English dictionary

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