meaning of clap
1. To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap ones hands; a clapping of wings.
2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
4. To express contempt or derision.
5. To knock, as at a door.
6. To strike the hands together in applause.
7. To come together suddenly with noise.
8. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
9. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
10. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
11. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
12. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
13. A striking of hands to express approbation.
14. Noisy talk; chatter.
15. The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
16. Gonorrhea.
17. a sudden very loud noise
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