Definition of clap

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Clap (n.) A striking of hands to express approbation.

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Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
Clap :: Clap (v. i.) To come together suddenly with noise.
Clap :: Clap (n.) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Clapboard :: Clapboard (n.) A stave for a cask.
Clapbread :: Clapbread (n.) Alt. of Clapcak.
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.
Claptrap :: Claptrap (a.) Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal..
Clap :: Clap (v. i.) To strike the hands together in applause.
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To express contempt or derision.
Clap :: 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..
Clapper :: Clapper (n.) A rabbit burrow.
Clapboard :: Clapboard (n.) A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; -- used for weatherboarding the outside of houses..
Claptrap :: Claptrap (n.) A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
Clearstarch :: Clearstarch (v. t.) To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin..
Afterclap :: Afterclap (n.) An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.
Clapper :: Clapper (n.) A person who claps.
Clapcake :: Clapcake (n.) Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin.
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. t.) To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance..
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