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noun

Clap n.

1.

A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. "Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room."

2.

A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. "Horrible claps of thunder."

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.

(Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n.

Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.

Clap n. Gonorrhea.

verb

Clap v. t. (past & past part. clapped; pres. part. 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.

To clap hands.

(a)

To pledge faith by joining hands. (Obs.)

(b)

To express contempt or derision. (Obs.)

To clap hold of, to seize roughly or quickly.

To clap up.

(a)

To imprison hastily or without due formality.

(b)

To make or contrive hastily. (Obs.) "Was ever match clapped up so suddenly?"

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.) "Shall we clap into it roundly, without... saying we are hoarse?"

5.

To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Clap'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Clap" Quotes from Famous Books

... these goblins are not like our Maori goblins," and, taking courage, offered them sweet potatoes, and even lit a fire and roasted cockles for them. When one of the strangers pointed a walking-staff he had in his hand at a cormorant sitting on a dead tree, and there was a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, followed by the cormorant's fall there was another stampede into the bush. But the goblins laughed so good-humouredly that the children took heart to return and look at the fallen bird. Yes, it was dead; but what had killed it? ...

— The Long White Cloud • William Pember Reeves

... increased in violence. The air grew darker and darker. It was near evening, the clouds were dense, the thick woods increased the gloom. Suddenly a blinding flash of lightning pierced the darkness, followed by a sharp clap of thunder. There was a crash of falling timber. Terror-stricken, Rena flew forward through the forest, the underbrush growing closer and closer as she advanced. Suddenly the earth gave way beneath her feet and she sank into a concealed morass. ...

— The House Behind the Cedars • Charles W. Chesnutt

... succeeding in the general tide of success, established with a family and three young children, all seemed well. Now the Four Corners was rarely visited. The verandas broke down; grass and hardy roses grew into the cracks where the clap-boards had started. The Ellwells, father and son, were fashionable people; the ...

— The Man Who Wins • Robert Herrick

... was to me like a clap of thunder. "Commander of the faithful," I replied, "I am ready to do whatever your majesty shall think fit to command; but I beseech you most humbly to consider what I have undergone. I have also made a vow ...

— The Arabian Nights Entertainments vol. 1 • Anon.

... came a sound as of a thunder-clap, but the sound seemed to come from the ears of the girls. And as the echo was dying away, slowly the girls rose to their feet. For a moment they stood apart, a dazed expression on their faces. Then they clung ...

— Australian Legendary Tales - Folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies • K. Langloh Parker

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