clap
Meaning of clap
noun
- The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
He summoned the waiter with a clap.
- The explosive sound of thunder.
- Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
Off in the distance, he heard the clap of thunder.
- A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
His father's affection never went further than a handshake or a clap on the shoulder.
- A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
- The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
- A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
- To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
The children began to clap in time with the music.
- To applaud.
It isn’t the singers they are clapping; it's the composer.
- To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.
- To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
He clapped across the floor in his boots.
- To come together suddenly with noise.
- To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
The rival factions clapped up a truce.
- To set or put, usually in haste.
She was the prettiest thing I'd ever clapped eyes on.
- To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
noun
(with "the") Gonorrhea.
Information about clap
- The plural form of clap is: claps.
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Hyphenation of clap
clap
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- clap is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
clap synonyms
Meaning bang:
Meaning gonorrhea:
Meaning clack:
Meaning applaud:
Meaning spat:
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Translation of clap
- Italian: acclamare, applaudire
- French: applaudir
- German: applaudieren, klatschen
- Spanish: aplaudir
- Portuguese: aplaudir
Anagrams of clap
Words that rhyme with clap
handclap, beclap, afterclap, thunderclap
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