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Meaning of 'clap' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Clap [ n.]
- A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
- A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
- A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
- A striking of hands to express approbation.
- Noisy talk; chatter.
- The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
- Gonorrhea.
2 . Clap [ v. i.]
- To knock, as at a door.
- To strike the hands together in applause.
- To come together suddenly with noise.
- To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
- To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
3 . 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.
- To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
- To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
- To express contempt or derision.

Meaning of 'clap' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . clap [ v]
Meaning (1):
- strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
Example in sentence:
  • clap two boards together
Meaning (2):
- cause to strike the air in flight
Example in sentence:
  • The big bird clapped its wings
Meaning (3):
- clap one's hands together
Example in sentence:
  • The children were clapping to the music
Meaning (4):
- put quickly or forcibly
Example in sentence:
  • The judge clapped him in jail
Meaning (5):
- strike the air in flight
Example in sentence:
  • the wings of the birds clapped loudly

Nearby Words:

clabber clachan clack clacked clacker clacking clad cladocera cladophyll claggy

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