clap

Plural: claps

Noun

• a sudden very loud noise
• a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
• a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
• The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
• The explosive sound of thunder.
• Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
• A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
• A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
• The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
• A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
• Gonorrhea.

Verb

Verb Forms: clapped, clapt, clapping, claps

• To strike one's palms together, often in applause.
• put quickly or forcibly
  • "The judge clapped him in jail"
• cause to strike the air in flight
  • "The big bird clapped its wings"
• clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
• clap one's hands together
  • "The children were clapping to the music"
• strike the air in flight
  • "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
• strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
• strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
  • "clap two boards together"
• To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
• To applaud.
• To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
• To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
• To slam (a door or window); formerly often construed with to.
• To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
• To set or put, usually in haste.
• To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
• To have sex, fornicate, copulate.
• To defeat.

Examples

• He clapped across the floor in his boots.
• He clapped the empty glass down on the table.
• He started a fight but then got clapped immediately.
• He summoned the waiter with a clap.
• He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.
• His father's affection never went further than a handshake or a clap on the shoulder.
• It isn’t the singers they are clapping; it's the composer.
• Off in the distance, he heard the clap of thunder.
• She clapped the book shut.
• She was the prettiest thing I'd ever clapped eyes on.
• She would CLAP with delight every time she managed a seven-letter bonus word in Words With Friends.
• The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a deep curtsey.
• The children began to clap in time with the music.
• The rival factions clapped up a truce.
• The sheriff clapped him in jail.
• We should clap together a shelter before nightfall.

Synonyms

acclaim, applaud, bam, bang, blast, clack, eruption, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, spat, thunderclap

Antonyms

boo

Related Words

applaud, applause, clap skate