- to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
- to strike (someone) amicably with a light, open-handed slap, as in greeting, encouragement, or the like: He clapped his friend on the back.
- to strike (an object) against something quickly and forcefully, producing an abrupt, sharp sound, or a series of such sounds: to clap a book on the table.
- to bring together forcefully (facing surfaces of the same object): She clapped the book shut.
- to applaud (a performance, speech, speaker, etc.) by clapping the hands: The audience clapped the actors at the end of the act.
- to put or place quickly or forcefully: Can you clap a lid on that jar? She clapped her hand over his mouth.They clapped him in jail.
- to make or arrange hastily (often followed by together or up): He clapped together dinner from stuff in the pantry and leftovers from the fridge.
- to clap the hands, as to express approval; applaud: After the audience stopped clapping, the tenor sang two encores.
- to make an abrupt, sharp sound, as of flat surfaces striking against one another: The shutters clapped in the wind.
- to move or strike with such a sound: She clapped across the room in her slippers.
- an act or instance of clapping.
- the abrupt, sharp sound produced by clapping.
- a resounding blow; slap.
- a loud and abrupt or explosive noise, as of thunder.
- a sudden stroke, blow, or act.
- clapper (def. 5).
- a sudden mishap.
- See entry at clapback.
- eye (def. 42).
- to take hold of.
- to make or cause to make a sharp abrupt sound, as of two nonmetallic objects struck together
- to applaud (someone or something) by striking the palms of the hands together sharply
- to strike (a person) lightly with an open hand, in greeting, encouragement, etc
- to place or put quickly or forcibly
- (of certain birds) to flap (the wings) noisily
- to contrive or put together hastily
- to catch sight of
- to grasp suddenly or forcibly
- the sharp abrupt sound produced by striking the hands together
- the act of clapping, esp in applause
- a sudden sharp sound, esp of thunder
- a light blow
- a sudden action or mishap
- the clap a slang word for gonorrhoea