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  1. intransitive verb To strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound, as in applauding.
  2. intransitive verb To come together suddenly with a sharp sound.
  3. transitive verb To strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another: clapped a book on the desk.
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  • The crowd gave the sarcastro-clap, and I was watching Lindy Ruff behind the bench. —  BfloBlog.com
  • Who is going to say "Prevention & Wellness Programs" are bad things, or preventing syphillis and the clap is a waste? —  Dullard Mush
  • It takes two hands to clap -- in other words, it takes two people to fight. —  rediff.com
  • Accompanying the long, slow hand-clap was an army of "meh". —  Eurogamer
  • Bravo. * clap* lately he's kinda been of the wall with weird comments like those well don't get me wrong, i think its hilarious when ever its not pointed at a BoV member Apr 20, 09 at 1: 14pm re: Blades of Vanity [107] - Rave all dai
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

peal ·  thud ·  clang ·  knock ·  rumble ·  slap ·  howl ·  applause ·  bang ·  bellow ·  groan ·  reverberation

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clap:   claps ·  clapped ·  clapping
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Etymologies (6)

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  1. Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, clappian, to throb, and from Old Norse klappa, to clap, pat.
  2. Probably from obsolete French clapoir, bubo, from Old French clapier, brothel, from Old Provençal, rabbit warren, from clap, heap of stones, perhaps of Celtic origin.

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  1. from Middle English clappen, from Anglo-Saxon clæppian (rare) = OFries. klappa, kloppa = Dutch klappen = Middle Low German Low German klappen (later G. klappen) = Icelandic Swedish klappa = Danish klappe = Old High German chlaphōn, Middle High German klaffen, clap, strike with a noise, in Middle Low German, etc., also to talk much, gabble, chatter; cf. Italian chiappare, strike, catch; Gaelic, clabar, a mill-clapper, clabaire, a loud talker. Prob. ult. imitative: cf. clack, etc.
  2. from Middle English clap, clappe = Dutch Klap = Low German klap (later G. klapp) = Icelandic Swedish klapp = Danish klap = Old High German klaph, Middle High German klapf, German klaff, a striking with a noise; from the verb.
  3. Cf. Dutch klapoor, from Old French clapoir, a venereal sore.
  4. from clap, n.
 

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