'Clap' definitions:

Definition of 'clap'

(from WordNet)
noun
A sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam]
noun
A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap]
noun
A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated [syn: clack, clap]
verb
Put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
verb
Cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
verb
Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant: boo, hiss]
verb
Clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: clap, spat]
verb
Strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
verb
Strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
verb
Strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"

Definition of 'Clap'

From: GCIDE
  • Clap \Clap\ (kl[a^]p), n.
  • 1. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. "Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room." --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. [1913 Webster]
  • Horrible claps of thunder. --Hakewill. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. [1913 Webster]
  • What, fifty of my followers at a clap! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A striking of hands to express approbation. [1913 Webster]
  • Unextrected claps or hisses. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk. [1913 Webster]
  • Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n.
  • Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Clap'

From: GCIDE
  • Clap \Clap\ (kl[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clapped (kl[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Clapping.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. & Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Then like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings. --Marvell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon. [1913 Webster]
  • He had just time to get in and clap to the door. --Locke [1913 Webster]
  • Clap an extinguisher upon your irony. --Lamb. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance. [1913 Webster]
  • To clap hands. (a) To pledge faith by joining hands. [Obs.] --Shak. (b) To express contempt or derision. [Obs.] --Lam. ii. 15.
  • To clap hold of, to seize roughly or quickly.
  • To clap up. (a) To imprison hastily or without due formality. (b) To make or contrive hastily. [Obs.] "Was ever match clapped up so suddenly?" --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Clap'

From: GCIDE
  • Clap \Clap\, v. i.
  • 1. To knock, as at a door. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To strike the hands together in applause. [1913 Webster]
  • Their ladies bid them clap. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To come together suddenly with noise. [1913 Webster]
  • The doors around me clapped. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. [Obs.] "Shall we clap into it roundly, without . . . saying we are hoarse?" --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Clap'

From: GCIDE
  • Clap \Clap\, n. [Cf. OF. clapoir.] Gonorrhea. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'clap'

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Words containing 'Clap'