clap
klap
- n a sudden very loud noise
- n a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
- n a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
- v put quickly or forcibly
The judge clapped him in jail - v cause to strike the air in flight
The big bird clapped its wings - v clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
- v clap one's hands together
The children were clapping to the music - v strike the air in flight
the wings of the birds clapped loudly - v strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
- v strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
clap two boards together