Definition of clap

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Clap (v. t.) 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..

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Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
Knacker :: Knacker (n.) One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper..
Gonorrhoea :: Gonorrhoea (n.) A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination, and chordee; clap..
Clap :: Clap (n.) A striking of hands to express approbation.
Paunch :: Paunch (n.) The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper..
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance..
Personification :: Personification (n.) A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstract idea is represented as animated, or endowed with personality; prosopop/ia; as, the floods clap their hands..
Claptrap :: Claptrap (a.) Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal..
Claps :: Claps (v. t.) Variant of Clas.
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) 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..
Clap :: Clap (v. i.) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
Clapper :: Clapper (n.) That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell..
Clap :: Clap (n.) A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow..
Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To fight and scratch.
Bell :: Bell (n.) A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck..
Clap :: Clap (n.) A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
Clap :: Clap (n.) Noisy talk; chatter.
Clapping :: Clapping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cla.
Clack :: Clack (v. t.) Anything that causes a clacking noise, as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve..
Flop :: Flop (v. t.) To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap..
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