Definition of clap

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Clap (v. i.) To strike the hands together in applause.

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Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon..
Claptrap :: Claptrap (n.) A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To express contempt or derision.
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The clapper of a bell.
Paunch :: Paunch (n.) The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper..
Flop :: Flop (v. t.) To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap..
Spat :: Spat (v. t.) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands..
Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
Clapcake :: Clapcake (n.) Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin.
Claptrap :: Claptrap (a.) Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal..
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 (v. i.) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
Clap :: Clap (v. t.) To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance..
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..
Clapboard :: Clapboard (n.) A stave for a cask.
Clape :: Clape (n.) A bird; the flicker.
Thunderclap :: Thunderclap (n.) A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
Claptrap :: Claptrap (n.) A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
Beclap :: Beclap (v. t.) To catch; to grasp; to insnare.
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