1. 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.
2. to strike (someone) amicably with a light, open-handed slap, as in greeting, encouragement, or the like: He clapped his friend on the back.
3. 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.
4. to bring together forcefully (facing surfaces of the same object): She clapped the book shut.
5. to applaud (a performance, speech, speaker, etc.) by clapping the hands: The audience clapped the actors at the end of the act.
6. 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.
7. 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.

8. to clap the hands, as to express approval; applaud: After the audience stopped clapping, the tenor sang two encores.
9. to make an abrupt, sharp sound, as of flat surfaces striking against one another: The shutters clapped in the wind.
10. to move or strike with such a sound: She clapped across the room in her slippers.

11. an act or instance of clapping.
12. the abrupt, sharp sound produced by clapping.
13. a resounding blow; slap.
14. a loud and abrupt or explosive noise, as of thunder.
15. a sudden stroke, blow, or act.
16. clapper (def. 5).
17. a sudden mishap.

18. See entry at clapback.

19. eye (def. 42).
20. to take hold of.

1. gonorrhea.

1. to make or cause to make a sharp abrupt sound, as of two nonmetallic objects struck together
2. to applaud (someone or something) by striking the palms of the hands together sharply
3. to strike (a person) lightly with an open hand, in greeting, encouragement, etc
4. to place or put quickly or forcibly
5. (of certain birds) to flap (the wings) noisily
6. to contrive or put together hastily
7. to catch sight of
8. to grasp suddenly or forcibly

9. the sharp abrupt sound produced by striking the hands together
10. the act of clapping, esp in applause
11. a sudden sharp sound, esp of thunder
12. a light blow
13. a sudden action or mishap

1. the clap a slang word for gonorrhoea

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