Definition of clap Clap
/klæˈp/ - [klatp] - clap
We found 41 definitions of clap from 7 different sources.
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What does clap mean?
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| clap - strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together" | ||
| hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" | ||
| clap - clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" | ||
| spat | ||
| gesticulate, gesture, motion show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" | ||
| clap - strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting | ||
| hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" | ||
| clap - put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail" | ||
| position, lay, pose, put, place, set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | ||
| clap - strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly" | ||
| flap, beat pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds | ||
| clap - cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings" | ||
| flap, beat pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds | ||
| clap - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | ||
| applaud, spat, acclaim | ||
| boo, hiss show displeasure, as after a performance or speech | ||
| o.k., okay, approve, sanction judge to be right or commendable; think well of | ||
| gesticulate, gesture, motion show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" | ||
| bravo applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' | ||
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Wiktionary 
- clap (Noun)
The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. - clap (Noun)
The explosive sound of thunder. - clap (Noun)
Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound. - clap (Noun)
A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner. - clap (Noun)
Gonorrhea. - clap (Noun)
Yorkshire dialect A dropping of cow dung presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground Edward Peacock, A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham, Lincolnshire, p 188. - clap (Verb)
To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound. - clap (Verb)
To applaud. - clap (Verb)
To slap with the hand in a jovial manner. - clap (Verb)
To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound. - clap (Verb)
To create or assemble something hastily usually followed by up or together. - clap (Verb)
To set or put, usually in haste.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- clap (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. - clap (v. t.)
To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon. - clap (v. t.)
To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance. - clap (v. t.)
To express contempt or derision. - clap (v. i.)
To knock, as at a door. - clap (v. i.)
To strike the hands together in applause. - clap (v. i.)
To come together suddenly with noise. - clap (v. i.)
To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. - clap (v. i.)
To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. - clap (n.)
A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. - clap (n.)
A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. - clap (n.)
A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. - clap (n.)
A striking of hands to express approbation. - clap (n.)
Noisy talk; chatter. - clap (n.)
The nether part of the beak of a hawk. - clap (n.)
Gonorrhea.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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clap
To praise or show approval, by clapping the hands. -
clap
To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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clap
klap, n. the noise made by the sudden striking together of two things, as the hands: a burst of sound: a slap.—v.t. to strike together so as to make a noise: to thrust or drive together suddenly: to fasten promptly: to pat with the hand in a friendly manner: to applaud with the hands: to bang: to imprison—e.g. 'to clap one in prison.'—v.i. to strike the hands together: to strike together with noise: to applaud:—pr.p. clap′ping; pa.p. clapped.—ns. Clap′-board, a thin board used in covering wooden houses; Clap′-bread, a kind of hard-baked oatmeal cake; Clap′-dish (same as Clack-dish); Clap′-net, a kind of net which is made to clap together suddenly by pulling a string; Clap′per, one who claps: that which claps, as the tongue of a bell: a glib tongue.—v.t. Clap′per-claw, to claw or scratch: (Shak.) to scold.—ns. Clap′ping, noise of striking: applause; Clap′-sill, the bottom part of the frame on which lock-gates shut—called also Lock-sill; Clap′trap (Shak.), a trick to gain applause: flashy display: empty words; Claptrap′pery.—adj. Claptrap′pish.—Clap eyes on, to see; Clap hands (Shak.), to make an agreement; Clap hold of, to seize roughly; Clap up (Shak.), to conclude suddenly. [Ice. klappa, to pat; Dut. and Ger. klappen.] -
clap
klap, n. gonorrhea. [Cf. Dut. klapoor.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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clap
A venereal taint. He went out by Had'em, and came round by Clapham home; i.e. he went out a wenching, and got a clap.
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