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CLAP
bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam
(noun) a sudden very loud noise
clack, clap
(noun) a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap
(noun) a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
clap, spat
(verb) clap one’s hands together; “The children were clapping to the music”
applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
(verb) clap one’s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
clap
(verb) strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; “clap two boards together”
clap
(verb) strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
clap
(verb) put quickly or forcibly; “The judge clapped him in jail”
clap
(verb) strike the air in flight; “the wings of the birds clapped loudly”
clap
(verb) cause to strike the air in flight; “The big bird clapped its wings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
clap (plural claps)
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.
(falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
(Yorkshire) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
Synonyms
• (sound of thunder): thunderclap
• See also applause
Verb
clap (third-person singular simple present claps, present participle clapping, simple past and past participle (archaic) clapt or clapped)
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 come together suddenly with noise.
To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
To set or put, usually in haste.
(slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
Etymology 2
Noun
clap (plural claps)
(slang, with "the") Gonorrhea.
Anagrams
• calp
Source: Wiktionary
Clap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Clapping.] Etym: [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. Then like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings. Marvell.
2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon. He had just time to get in and clap to the door. Locke Clap an extinguaisher upon your irony. Lamb.
3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance. 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.
Clap, v. i.
1. To knock, as at a door. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To strike the hands together in applause. Their ladies bid them clap. Shak.
3. To come together suddenly with noise. The doors around me clapped. Dryden.
4. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. [Obs.] "Shall we clap into it roundly, without . . . saying we are hoarse" Shak.
5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Clap, 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.
2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. Horrible claps of thunder. Hakewill.
3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. What, fifty of my followers at a clap! Shak.
4. A striking of hands to express approbation. Unextrected claps or hisses. Addison.
5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
6. (Falconry)
Definition: The nether part of the beak of a hawk. Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n.
– Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.
Clap, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. clapoir.]
Definition: Gonorrhea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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