Pronunciations (3)
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/klɒp/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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/klɑp/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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klɒp
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Noun
The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
Usage- onomatopoeic
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Holonym: clip-clop
Verb
To make this sound; to walk so as to make this sound.
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More examples (1)
Robert Loo sat and listened behind his counter, his heart aching, his eyes staring at nothing, while his brothers cheerfully clopped around, occasionally calling to the kitchen, as customers drifted somnambulistically in.
Noun
A traditional Romanian small straw hat.
Noun
the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
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Verb
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground