Definition of clap

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Clap (n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.

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Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To fight and scratch.
Claptrap :: Claptrap (a.) Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal..
Clapboard :: Clapboard (v. t.) To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a house..
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..
Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The clapper of a bell.
Clacker :: Clacker (n.) One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill..
Beclap :: Beclap (v. t.) To catch; to grasp; to insnare.
Clap :: Clap (n.) A striking of hands to express approbation.
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 (v. i.) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance..
Clapboard :: Clapboard (n.) A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; -- used for weatherboarding the outside of houses..
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..
Thunderclap :: Thunderclap (n.) A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
Clearstarch :: Clearstarch (v. t.) To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin..
Clack :: Clack (v. t.) Anything that causes a clacking noise, as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve..
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.) Gonorrhea.
Clap :: Clap (v. i.) To strike the hands together in applause.
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