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CLOP (clopped, clopping)

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected forms: clopped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, clopping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does clop mean? 

CLOP (noun)
  The noun CLOP has 1 sense:

1. the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surfaceplay

  Familiarity information: CLOP used as a noun is very rare.


CLOP (verb)
  The verb CLOP has 1 sense:

1. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the groundplay

  Familiarity information: CLOP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLOP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

clip-clop; clippety-clop; clop; clopping; clumping; clunking

Hypernyms ("clop" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)


CLOP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

clop; clump; clunk; plunk

Hypernyms (to "clop" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP


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