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noun

Clap 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."

2.

A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. "Horrible claps of thunder."

3.

A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. "What, fifty of my followers at a clap!"

4.

A striking of hands to express approbation. "Unextrected claps or hisses."

5.

Noisy talk; chatter. (Obs.)

6.

(Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n.

Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.

Clap n. Gonorrhea.

verb

Clap v. t. (past & past part. clapped; pres. part. clapping)

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. "Then like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings."

2.

To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; often followed by to, into, on, or upon. "He had just time to get in and clap to the door." "Clap an extinguisher upon your irony."

3.

To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.

To clap hands.

(a)

To pledge faith by joining hands. (Obs.)

(b)

To express contempt or derision. (Obs.)

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?"

Clap v. i.

1.

To knock, as at a door. (Obs.)

2.

To strike the hands together in applause. "Their ladies bid them clap."

3.

To come together suddenly with noise. "The doors around me clapped."

4.

To enter with alacrity and briskness; with to or into. (Obs.) "Shall we clap into it roundly, without... saying we are hoarse?"

5.

To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Clap'

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"Clap" Quotes from Famous Books

... statements regarding the Saviour, but are willing to pass, without any real inquiry or any firm opinion, his presence in the world, and his influence at this moment on every event in modern life, the book might also have an immense value, if it could be conceived that any thunder-clap could wake them from that selfish and comfortable indifference as to the central point of all the history, philosophy, life, and religion, ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 3, Issue 15, January, 1859 • Various

... at her daughter's engagement; of course she was very quiet about it, she did n't clap her hands or drag in Mr. Tester's name; but it was easy to see that she felt a kind of maternal peace, an abiding satisfaction. The young man behaved as well as possible, was constantly seen with Joscelind, and smiled down at her in the kindest, most protecting way. They ...

— The Path Of Duty • Henry James

... treating the most delicate matters, in finding a remedy for those hidden suspicions which often keep them in suspense, and in terminating all difficulties in such a manner as to conciliate the most opposite interests; this was the subject of all talk, when on a sudden resounded, like a clap of thunder, that astounding news, Madame is dying! Madame is dead! And there, in spite of that great heart, is this princess, so admired and so beloved; there, as death has made her for us!" [Bossuet, Oraison funebre ...

— A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times - Volume V. of VI. • Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

... that that was not so good a place for the shavings as that which I myself had selected, and asked him to tell me why he wanted me to put them in the place he designated. Upon this, he flew into a terrible rage, and without explanation reiterated his order like a clap of thunder. ...

— Redburn. His First Voyage • Herman Melville

... that he was going to prove; after this preliminary flourish was over, behold, up got Mr. Sergeant Runnington, who appeared on behalf of the defendant, and let fall some remarks which, though given in a sufficiently matter-of-fact and every-day tone, fell like a thunder-clap upon the ears of all present, save two persons; and produced upon the Honorable Richard Pennroyal an effect as if a hand-grenade had been let off within his head, and his spine drawn neatly out through the ...

— Archibald Malmaison • Julian Hawthorne

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