Definition of clap

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Clap (v. t.) To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance..

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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..
Clapcake :: Clapcake (n.) Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin.
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To express contempt or derision.
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 (v. i.) To come together suddenly with noise.
Clap :: Clap (n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
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..
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 (v. i.) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
Popularity :: Popularity (n.) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap..
Applause :: Applause (n.) The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation..
Clearstarch :: Clearstarch (v. t.) To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin..
Claptrap :: Claptrap (a.) Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal..
Clapboard :: Clapboard (n.) A stave for a cask.
Clapbread :: Clapbread (n.) Alt. of Clapcak.
Claptrap :: Claptrap (n.) A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
Clape :: Clape (n.) A bird; the flicker.
Beclap :: Beclap (v. t.) To catch; to grasp; to insnare.
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..
Clapped :: Clapped (imp. & p. p.) of Cla.
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