beclap

Etymology 1
From, equivalent to.

Verb

 * 1) To grasp, insnare, ensnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly.

Etymology 2
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Verb

 * 1) To clap for; to applaud.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 1) * 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.