beclap

== English == === Alternative forms === beclapp (obsolete) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English biclappen (“to grasp, insnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly”). By surface analysis, be- +‎ clap. ==== Verb ==== beclap (third-person singular simple present beclaps, present participle beclapping, simple past and past participle beclapped) To grasp, insnare, ensnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From be- +‎ clap. ==== Verb ==== beclap (third-person singular simple present beclaps, present participle beclapping, simple past and past participle beclapped) To clap for; to applaud. Synonyms: acclaim, cheer on, hurrah; see also Thesaurus:cheer 1903, in New outlook (Alfred Emanuel Smith), volume 74, page 936: He who has loved quiet, who has so long shunned publicity, must school himself to be cheered and beclapped and huzzaed by thousands every time he lets himself be seen.