Clap /(klăp)/

Clap

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Clapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Clapping

  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.
  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.
    Clap an extinguisher upon your irony.
  3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
  4. To express contempt or derision. [Obs.]

Phrases & Compounds
To clap hands
To pledge faith by joining hands.
To clap hold of
to seize roughly or quickly.
To clap up
To imprison hastily or without due formality.

Clap

v. i.
  1. To knock, as at a door. [Obs.]
  2. To strike the hands together in applause.
    Their ladies bid them clap.
  3. To come together suddenly with noise.
    The doors around me clapped.
  4. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. [Obs.]
  5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.]

Clap

n.
  1. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
  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!
  4. A striking of hands to express approbation.
    Unextrected claps or hisses.
  5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.]
  6. The nether part of the beak of a hawk. (Falconry)

Phrases & Compounds
Clap dish
See Clack dish, under Clack, n.
Clap net
a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.

Clap

n.
  1. Gonorrhea.