clapped-out

clap-out

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Definitions of clapped-out word

adjective clapped-out If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly. 3
adjective clapped-out (esp of machinery) worn out; dilapidated 3
adjective clapped-out extremely tired; exhausted 3
adjective clapped-out worn-out, obsolete, etc. 3
adjective clapped-out exhausted; weary 3
adjective clapped-out (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated. 1

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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