~ 1
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped )
1》 strike the palms of (one's hands) together repeatedly, especially to applaud.
↘(of a bird) flap (its wings) audibly.
2》 slap encouragingly on the back.
3》 place (a hand) briefly over one's face as a gesture of dismay or regret.
4》 ( ~ something on ) abruptly impose a restrictive or punitive measure on.
■ noun
1》 an act of ~ping.
2》 an explosive sound, especially of thunder.
Phrases
~ someone in jail (or irons ) put someone in prison (or in chains).
Origin
OE ~pan 'throb, beat', of imitative origin.
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~ 2
■ noun informal a venereal disease, especially gonorrhoea.
Origin
C16: from OFr. ~oir 'venereal bubo'.