[syn: clap, spat]
5. strike the air in flight;
- Example: "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;
- Example: "clap two boards together"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clap \Clap\ (kl[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clapped (kl[a^]pt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Clapping.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. &
Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to
split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.]
1. 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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Then like a bird it sits and sings,
And whets and claps its silver wings. --Marvell.
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2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt
manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
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He had just time to get in and clap to the door.
--Locke
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Clap an extinguisher upon your irony. --Lamb.
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3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands
together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
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To clap hands.
(a) To pledge faith by joining hands. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) To express contempt or derision. [Obs.] --Lam. ii. 15.
To clap hold of, to seize roughly or quickly.
To clap up.
(a) To imprison hastily or without due formality.
(b) To make or contrive hastily. [Obs.] "Was ever match
clapped up so suddenly?" --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clap \Clap\ (kl[a^]p), n.
1. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. "Give the
door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole
room." --Swift.
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2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
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Horrible claps of thunder. --Hakewill.
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3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
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What, fifty of my followers at a clap! --Shak.
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4. A striking of hands to express approbation.
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Unextrected claps or hisses. --Addison.
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5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
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Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n.
Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap
together.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clap \Clap\, n. [Cf. OF. clapoir.]
Gonorrhea.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clap \Clap\, v. i.
1. To knock, as at a door. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. To strike the hands together in applause.
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Their ladies bid them clap. --Shak.
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3. To come together suddenly with noise.
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The doors around me clapped. --Dryden.
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4. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
[Obs.] "Shall we clap into it roundly, without . . .
saying we are hoarse?" --Shak.
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5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
clap
n 1: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption,
blast, bam]
2: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria
gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around
the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap]
3: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be
repeated [syn: clack, clap]
v 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, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant:
boo, hiss]
4: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the
music" [syn: clap, 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"