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To applaud, especially in approval or admiration
“Not only did they clap enthusiastically, but they also shouted, snapped their fingers, and created an appreciative atmosphere.”
To hit or strike someone or something
“People rushed over to clap Jeff on the back, hug Bethany, and congratulate the both of them.”
(informal) To put someone or something somewhere, or in a given place
“The mayor of this place has had the impudence to seize a captain in your Majesty's service, clap him in prison, and refuses to surrender him to me, his commander.”
To flap audibly, especially wings (of a bird or similar species)
“At the sound, the birds rise and clap their wide, black wings.”
To make a loud, deep, resonant sound
(close around or over) To come into contact with (something) so as to grasp and hold it
To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises
To restrain with chains or manacles
To impose or inflict something undesirable on someone
To touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand
To securely fasten something (to something else)
(of an object) To put in a particular position or location
Plural for a loud or explosive sound
“Just as I was about to power up the mower, there was a clap of thunder and the rain began to fall.”
Plural for an act of striking together the palms of the hands
“He received a huge clap from the crowd when he finished the race.”
Plural for a (typically friendly) hit, slap or pat
“Old Red was congratulating his student with a clap on the back when a heartstopping shriek pierced the morning air.”
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