Standard Lemma guide

clop

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /klɒp/
  • General-American: /klɑp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒp

1

noun

Meaning 1

The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: onomatopoeic

Examples

  • Holonym: clip-clop

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cloop

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A traditional Romanian small straw hat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To make this sound; to walk so as to make this sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clip-clop, clippety-clop, clopping, clunking, clumping

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sound

5

verb

Meaning 5

make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clump, clunk, plunk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sound, go

History

Etymology

Perhaps from German or Dutch kloppen (“to hit, knock”), from Middle Dutch cloppen (“to make a clopping sound”), of onomatopoeic origin. See also clap.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: klapot — The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground
  • Polish: tętent — The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground
  • Russian: цо́канье (cókanʹje) — The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground
  • Russian: цо́кот (cókot) — The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground