clap
noun
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a sudden very loud noiseblast
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a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit togetherclack
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a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeaegonorrheagonorrhoea
verb
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to clap one's hands together“The children were clapping to the music.”spat
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to strike one's hands together or shout after performances to indicate approval“The audience clapped loudly after the concert.”spat
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to strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise“clap two boards together”
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to strike with the flat of the hand
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to put quickly or forcibly“The judge clapped you in jail.”
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to strike the air in flight“the wings of the birds clapped loudly”
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to cause to strike the air in flight“The big bird clapped its wings.”