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   Clap

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   • 1. strike the palms of (one's hands) together repeatedly, typically in order to applaud someone or something: "Agnes clapped her hands in glee" Similar applaudclap one's handsgive someone a round of applauseput one's hands togethergive someone a standing ovationapplaud someone to the echoinformal:give someone a (big) handbring the house downgive it upOpposite boojeer
   • ▪ show approval of (a person or action) by clapping: "Louisa clapped his performance" Similar applaudclap one's handsgive someone a round of applauseput one's hands togethergive someone a standing ovationapplaud someone to the echoinformal:give someone a (big) handbring the house downgive it upOpposite boojeer
   • ▪ strike the palms of (one's hands) together once, especially as a signal: "the teacher clapped his hands to restore discipline"
   • ▪ (of a bird) flap (its wings) audibly: "the hawk shook itself and clapped its wings" Similar flapbeatflutter
   • 2. slap (someone) encouragingly on the back or shoulder: "as they parted, he clapped Owen on the back" Similar slapstrikehitsmackcrackbangthumpcuffpatinformal:whackthwackwallop
   • ▪ place (a hand) briefly against or over one's mouth or forehead as a gesture of dismay or regret: "he swore and clapped a hand to his forehead" Similar slapstrikehitsmackcrackbangthumpcuffpatinformal:whackthwackwallop

   noun

   • 1. an act of striking together the palms of the hands, either once or repeatedly: "when they stop I give them a clap" Similar round of applausehandhandclapstanding ovation
   • ▪ a friendly slap or pat on the back or shoulder. Similar slapblowsmackcrackthumpcuffinformal:whackthwack
   • 2. an explosive sound, especially of thunder: "a clap of thunder echoed through the valley" Similar crackcrashbangboomthunderclap

   Word Origin Old Englishclappan ‘throb, beat’, of imitative origin. clap1 (sense 1 of the verb) dates from late Middle English.

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   What is the meaning of clap?

   • 1 a loud explosive sound. a clap of thunder that woke the whole house up. Synonyms for clap. bang, blast, boom, crack, crash, pop,

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   • clap hold ofinformal. archaic. clap hold of,Nautical. to take hold of. clap eyes on. eye ( def 42 ). Researchers thought the wing clap likely formed a pocket of air that shoots out like a jet. The pocket shape “dramatically improves the clap by trapping more air and creating a stronger jet.”

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   What does clap back mean?

   • Definitions include: to clap back, i.e. to shoot back at someone who has shot at you. Definitions include: To be used up, worn out or otherwise exhausted. Definitions include: gonorrhea. Definitions include: a quiet clap, originating at golf competitions, whereby one pats the base of one palm lightly with the fingers of the other hand.

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   To clap is to strike your hands together. After an awesome play, an audience will clap and maybe even stand up and hoot. A clap is also any loud or sharp noise or collision, like a clap of thunder. After you see a performance, it's polite to clap — smack your hands together quickly and repeatedly.

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   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. to bring together forcefully (facing surfaces of the same object): She clapped the book shut. to applaud (a performance, speech, speaker, etc.) by clapping the hands:

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   to put something somewhere suddenly: She clapped her hands over her ears and refused to listen. clap. noun. uk / klæp / us. [ no plural ] the action of hitting your hands together, often repeatedly: Let's give the winner a big clap. a clap of thunder. a sudden, loud sound that is made by thunder.