Definition of clap

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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..

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Applause :: Applause (n.) The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation..
Spat :: Spat (v. t.) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands..
Clapper :: Clapper (n.) A rabbit burrow.
Clap :: Clap (v. i.) To come together suddenly with noise.
Clacker :: Clacker (n.) One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill..
Clapping :: Clapping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cla.
Clinker-built :: Clinker-built (a.) Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below it like clapboards on a house. See Lapstreak.
Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
Claptrap :: Claptrap (a.) Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal..
Clap :: Clap (n.) Gonorrhea.
Clap :: Clap (n.) A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
Knacker :: Knacker (n.) One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper..
Clap :: Clap (n.) A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow..
Clapped :: Clapped (imp. & p. p.) of Cla.
Afterclap :: Afterclap (n.) An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.
Clap :: Clap (v. i.) To strike the hands together in applause.
Clapper :: Clapper (n.) That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell..
Clap :: Clap (n.) Noisy talk; chatter.
Bell :: Bell (n.) A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck..
Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To fight and scratch.
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