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Definitions for Clap

[1] to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
[2] to strike (someone) amicably with a light, open-handed slap, as in greeting, encouragement, or the like: He clapped his friend on the back.
[3] 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.
[4] to bring together forcefully (facing surfaces of the same object): She clapped the book shut.
[5] to applaud (a performance, speech, speaker, etc.) by clapping the hands: The audience clapped the actors at the end of the act.
[6] to put or place quickly or forcefully: to clap a lid on a jar; She clapped her hand over his mouth. They clapped him in jail.
[7] to make or arrange hastily (often followed by up or together ).
[8] to clap the hands, as to express approval; applaud: After the audience stopped clapping, the tenor sang two encores.
[9] to make an abrupt, sharp sound, as of flat surfaces striking against one another: The shutters clapped in the wind.
[10] to move or strike with such a sound: She clapped across the room in her slippers.
[11] an act or instance of clapping.
[12] the abrupt, sharp sound produced by clapping.
[13] a resounding blow; slap.
[14] a loud and abrupt or explosive noise, as of thunder.
[15] a sudden stroke, blow, or act.
[16] Printing . clapper(def 5) .
[17] Obsolete . a sudden mishap.
[18] clap eyes on . eye(def 42) .
[19] clap hold of , Nautical . to take hold of.
[20] gonorrhea (often preceded by the ).
[21] to make or cause to make a sharp abrupt sound, as of two nonmetallic objects struck together
[22] to applaud (someone or something) by striking the palms of the hands together sharply
[23] (tr) to strike (a person) lightly with an open hand, in greeting, encouragement, etc
[24] (tr) to place or put quickly or forcibly they clapped him into jail
[25] (of certain birds) to flap (the wings) noisily
[26] (tr; foll by up or together) to contrive or put together hastily they soon clapped up a shed
[27] clap eyes on informal to catch sight of
[28] clap hold of informal to grasp suddenly or forcibly
[29] the sharp abrupt sound produced by striking the hands together
[30] the act of clapping, esp in applause he deserves a good clap
[31] a sudden sharp sound, esp of thunder
[32] a light blow
[33] archaic a sudden action or mishap
[34] the clap a slang word for gonorrhoea

Words related to Clap

cheer, pat, bang, slap, smash, wham, crash, applause, burst, thunder, thwack, thrust, slam, boom, wallop, crack, strike, blast, whack, thunderclap

Words nearby Clap

clangour, clank, clannish, clansman, clanswoman, clap, clap eyes on, clap on, clap skate, clap-net, clapboard

Origin of Clap

21580–90; akin to Middle French clapoir bubo, clapier brothel, Old Provençal clapier warren

Word origin for Clap

C16: from Old French clapoir venereal sore, from clapier brothel, from Old Provençal, from clap heap of stones, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Clap

applause, bang, blast, boom, burst, crack, crash, handclap, pat, slam, slap, smash, strike, thrust, thunder, thunderclap, thwack, wallop, whack, wham