clap
v.
clap hands, applaud; make a loud noise; send quickly, do quickly
n.
sudden loud noise, bang; applause; act of applauding; gonorrhea (Slang)
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clap
Noun
1. a sudden very loud noise
(synonym) bang, eruption, blast, loud noise
(hypernym) noise
(hyponym) water hammer
2. a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
(synonym) gonorrhea, gonorrhoea
(hypernym) venereal disease, VD, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, sexually transmitted disease
3. a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
(synonym) clack
(hypernym) noise
Verb
1. put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
2. cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
(hypernym) beat, flap
3. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
(synonym) applaud, spat, acclaim
(hypernym) gesticulate, gesture, motion
(hyponym) bravo
(entail) approve, O.K., okay, sanction
(derivation) clapper, applauder
4. clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
(synonym) spat
(hypernym) gesticulate, gesture, motion
(derivation) clapper, applauder
5. strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
(hypernym) beat, flap
6. strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
(hypernym) hit
7. strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) clack
Clap
(v. t.)
To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
(v. t.)
To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings.
(v. t.)
To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
(v. t.)
To express contempt or derision.
(v. i.)
To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
(v. i.)
To strike the hands together in applause.
(v. i.)
To knock, as at a door.
(v. i.)
To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
(v. i.)
To come together suddenly with noise.
(n.)
The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
(n.)
Noisy talk; chatter.
(n.)
Gonorrhea.
(n.)
A striking of hands to express approbation.
(n.)
A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
(n.)
A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
(n.)
A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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