Dictionary Definition
clap
Noun
2 a common venereal disease caused by the
bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and
pain around the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea]
3 a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit
together; may be repeated [syn: clack]
Verb
1 put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him
in jail"
2 cause to strike the air in flight; "The big
bird clapped its wings"
3 clap one's hands or shout after performances to
indicate approval [syn: applaud, spat, acclaim] [ant: boo]
4 clap one's hands together; "The children were
clapping to the music" [syn: spat]
5 strike the air in flight; "the wings of the
birds clapped loudly"
6 strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a
friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
7 strike together so as to produce a sharp
percussive noise; "clap two boards together" [also: clapping, clapped]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /klæp/
- Rhymes with: -æp
Noun
- The act of striking
the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- He summoned the waiter with a clap.
- Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard
surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
- She shut her diary with a loud clap.
- Off in the distance, he heard the clap of thunder.
- She shut her diary with a loud clap.
- A slap with the hand,
usually in a jovial
manner.
- His father's affection never went further than a handshake or a clap on the shoulder.
- (always as “the clap”) Gonorrhea.
- He wasn't careful; he caught both syphilis and the clap.
- (Yorkshire
dialect) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound
made as it hits the ground)
- 1890, John Nicholson, Folk Lore of East Yorkshire, page 139
- “Oh ! get some coo clap (cow dung), mix it wi’ fish oil (whale oil), put it on, and let it stop on all neet.”
Derived terms
Verb
- To strike the palms
of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
- The children began to clap in time with the music.
- To applaud.
- The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a
deep curtsey.
- It isn’t the singers they are clapping, it's the composer.
- The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a
deep curtsey.
- To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
- He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.
- To bring two surfaces together forcefully,
creating a sharp sound.
- He clapped the empty glass down on the table.
- She clapped the book shut.
- He clapped across the floor in his boots.
- She clapped the book shut.
- He clapped the empty glass down on the table.
- To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up
or together).
- We should clap together a shelter before nightfall.
- The rival factions clapped up a truce.
- We should clap together a shelter before nightfall.
- To set or put, usually in haste.
- The sheriff clapped him in jail.
- She was the prettiest thing I'd ever clapped eyes on, she was.
- The sheriff clapped him in jail.
Derived terms
Translations
To strike the palms of the hands together
- German: klatschen
To applaud by clapping the hands
- German: klatschen
- Hebrew: מחא כפיים
- Japanese: 拍手する
- Kurdish: چهپڵه لێدان
- Turkish: şak
References
Catalan
Noun
clapExtensive Definition
Clap may refer to:
- The act of clapping
- CLAP (in capitals) refers to a Child Labour Action Programme
The clap may refer to:
- The Clapper, a gadget that using a sound activated switch sensitive to clapping
- Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Bedlam let loose, French disease, Spanish pox,
VD, acclaim, acclamation, acquired
syphilis, applaud,
applause, apply, balanitis gangrenosa,
bang, bar, barricade, bash, bat, batten, batten down, bedlam, belt, biff, big hand, blast, bobbery, bolt, bonk, boom, brawl, brouhaha, bump, burst, burst of applause, bust, button, button up, cast, cerebral tabes, chancre, chancroid, charivari, cheer, cheer on, chirm, choke, choke off, chuck, clamor, clangor, clap the hands,
clapping, clapping of
hands, claps, clash, clatter, climatic bubo, clip, clobber, close, close up, clout, clump, coldcock, commotion, congenital
syphilis, constitutional syphilis, constrict, contain, contract, cover, crack, crash, crump, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, din, discord, donnybrook, dose, dose of clap, drunken brawl,
dustup, eclat, encore, fasten, fetch, fetch a blow, fifth
venereal disease, flap,
fling, flop, fold, fold up, fracas, free-for-all, general
paresis, give a hand, gonorrhea, granuloma
inguinale, granuloma venereum, great pox, hail, hand, handclap, handclapping, hard chancre,
hear it for, hell broke loose, hit, hit a clip, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, hurl, impose, jab, jangle, key, knock, knock cold, knock down,
knock out, latch, latent
syphilis, lay, let have it,
lock, lock out, lock up,
locomotor ataxia, loud noise, morbus Gallicus, noise, noise and shouting,
occlude, outcry, ovation, padlock, pandemonium, paralytic
dementia, paresis,
paste, pat, place, plank, plaudit, plop, plumb, plump, plunk, poke, popularity, pox, pudendal ulcer, punch, put, racket, rap, rattle, report, rhubarb, roar, root for, round of applause,
row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, shindy, shivaree, shut, shut the door, shut up,
simple chancre, slam,
slap, slat, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, social disease, sock, soft chancre, splat, squeeze shut, stick, strangle, strike, strike at, swap, swat, swipe, syph, syphilis, syphilitic
meningoencephalitis, tabes, tabes dorsales, tap, tertiary syphilis, throw, thrust, thump, thunder, thunder of applause,
thunderclap,
thwack, tintamarre, toss, tropical bubo, tumult, uproar, venereal disease,
wallop, whack, wham, whap, whomp, whop, yerk, zip up, zipper