Clap can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| clap - strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together" | ||
| clap - clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" | ||
| clap - strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting | ||
| clap - put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail" | ||
| clap - strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly" | ||
| clap - cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings" | ||
| clap - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | ||
Noun |
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| clap - The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. | ||
| clap - The explosive sound of thunder. | ||
| clap - Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound. | ||
| clap - A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner. | ||
| clap - Gonorrhea. | ||
| clap - 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. |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | verb | Clap two boards together. | |
| 2. | verb | They did not clap for us. | |
| 3. | verb | Two hands clap and there is a sound. What is the sound of one hand? | |
| 4. | verb | Tom didn't clap after Mary's performance. | |
| 5. | verb | Clap your hands! | |
| 6. | verb | You can't clap with just one hand. | |
| 7. | verb | Come on, you can clap louder than that. | |
| 8. | verb | Clap. | |
| 9. | verb | Clap! | |
| 10. | verb | Clap your hands. | |
| 11. | verb | The Beast returned to Bella and said to her, "This house with all that therein is is thine; if thou desirest aught clap thine hands and say the word and it shall be brought unto thee." And with that he made a sort of bow and went away. | |
| 12. | verb | The lights turn on when you clap. | |
| 13. | verb | Clap for that. | |
| 14. | verb | Women are better drivers than men. Yes, you can clap for that. | |
| 15. | verb | Happy slapping is when you clap with one hand. | |
| 16. | noun | We gave the performer a clap. | |
| 17. | noun | Suddenly I heard a loud clap of thunder. | |
| 18. | noun | She has the clap. | |
| 19. | noun | There was the sound of a clap of thunder in my ears. | |
| 20. | noun | Please clap for me. | |
| 21. | noun | Mennad heard a clap. | |
| 22. | noun | Please clap. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| Clap two boards together. |
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| They did not clap for us. | |
| Two hands clap and there is a sound. What is the sound of one hand? | |
| Tom didn't clap after Mary's performance. | |
| Clap your hands! | |
| You can't clap with just one hand. | |
| Come on, you can clap louder than that. | |
| Clap. | |
| Clap! | |
| Clap your hands. | |
| The Beast returned to Bella and said to her, "This house with all that therein is is thine; if thou desirest aught clap thine hands and say the word and it shall be brought unto thee." And with that he made a sort of bow and went away. | |
| The lights turn on when you clap. | |
| Clap for that. | |
| Women are better drivers than men. Yes, you can clap for that. | |
| Happy slapping is when you clap with one hand. | |
| noun | |
| We gave the performer a clap. | |
| Suddenly I heard a loud clap of thunder. | |
| She has the clap. | |
| There was the sound of a clap of thunder in my ears. | |
| Please clap for me. | |
| Mennad heard a clap. | |
| Please clap. | |