Clap

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1. Verb

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.

2. Verb

To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.

3. Verb

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

4. Verb

To express contempt or derision.

5. Verb

To knock, as at a door.

6. Verb

To strike the hands together in applause.

7. Verb

To come together suddenly with noise.

8. Verb

To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.

9. Verb

To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.

10. Noun

A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.

11. Noun

A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.

12. Noun

A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.

13. Noun

A striking of hands to express approbation.

14. Noun

Noisy talk; chatter.

15. Noun

The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

16. Noun

Gonorrhea.
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