| slovo | definícia |
applaud
(encz) | applaud,aplaudovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
applaud
(encz) | applaud,chválit v: Zdeněk Brož |
applaud
(encz) | applaud,přizvukovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
applaud
(encz) | applaud,tleskat v: Pavel Machek; Giza |
Applaud
(gcide) | Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applauded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Applauding.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash,
to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. Explode.]
1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or
other significant sign.
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I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud again. --Shak.
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2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend;
to approve.
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By the gods, I do applaud his courage. --Shak.
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Syn: To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See
Praise.
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Applaud
(gcide) | Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. i.
To express approbation loudly or significantly.
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applaud
(wn) | applaud
v 1: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant:
boo, hiss]
2: express approval of; "I applaud your efforts" |
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applauded
(encz) | applauded,aplaudoval v: Zdeněk Brožapplauded,tleskal v: Zdeněk Brož |
Applaud
(gcide) | Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applauded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Applauding.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash,
to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. Explode.]
1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or
other significant sign.
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I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud again. --Shak.
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2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend;
to approve.
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By the gods, I do applaud his courage. --Shak.
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Syn: To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See
Praise.
[1913 Webster]Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. i.
To express approbation loudly or significantly.
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applaudable
(gcide) | applaudable \applaudable\ adj.
1. worthy of being applauded.
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Applauded
(gcide) | Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applauded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Applauding.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash,
to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. Explode.]
1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or
other significant sign.
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I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud again. --Shak.
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2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend;
to approve.
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By the gods, I do applaud his courage. --Shak.
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Syn: To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See
Praise.
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Applauder
(gcide) | Applauder \Ap*plaud"er\, n.
One who applauds.
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Applauding
(gcide) | Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applauded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Applauding.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash,
to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. Explode.]
1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or
other significant sign.
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I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud again. --Shak.
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2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend;
to approve.
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By the gods, I do applaud his courage. --Shak.
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Syn: To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See
Praise.
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To applaud to the echo
(gcide) | Echo \Ech"o\ ([e^]k"[-o]), n.; pl. Echoes ([e^]k"[=o]z). [L.
echo, Gr. 'hchw` echo, sound, akin to 'hchh`, 'h^chos, sound,
noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E.
voice: cf. F. ['e]cho.]
1. A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to
the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition
of a sound.
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The babbling echo mocks the hounds. --Shak.
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The woods shall answer, and the echo ring. --Pope.
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2. Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
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Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them.
--Fuller.
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Many kind, and sincere speeches found an echo in his
heart. --R. L.
Stevenson.
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3.
(a) (Myth. & Poetic) A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as
repeating, and causing the reverberation of them.
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Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseen
Within thy airy shell. --Milton.
(b) (Gr. Myth.) A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth,
who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing
was left of her but her voice.
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Compelled me to awake the courteous Echo
To give me answer from her mossy couch.
--Milton.
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4. (Whist, Contract Bridge)
(a) A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal,
made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or as
played by some exactly three trumps) and whose partner
has led trumps or signaled for trumps.
(b) A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when
a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Echo organ (Mus.), a set organ pipes inclosed in a box so
as to produce a soft, distant effect; -- generally
superseded by the swell.
Echo stop (Mus.), a stop upon a harpsichord contrived for
producing the soft effect of distant sound.
To applaud to the echo, to give loud and continuous
applause. --M. Arnold.
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I would applaud thee to the very echo,
That should applaud again. --Shak.
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applaudable
(wn) | applaudable
adj 1: worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the
environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable
motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant
and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn:
applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy] |
applauder
(wn) | applauder
n 1: someone who applauds [syn: clapper, applauder] |
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