clap on


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clap on

vb
(tr) to don hastily: they clapped on their armour.
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Verb1.clap on - apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall"
slam on, slap on
apply, put on - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
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Translations

w>clap on

vt sep handcuffs → anlegen (→ prep obj +dat); to clap on one’s hat → sich (dat) → den Hut aufstülpen; to clap on sail (Naut) → Beisegel setzen; to clap on the brakes (Aut) → auf die Bremse latschen (inf)
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