clap
/klæp/noun, verb1 syllable
Clap means: a sudden very loud noise.
Synonyms for clap17
noun, as in a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
noun, as in a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
verb, as in clap one's hands together
also used for clap
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What does clap mean?10
noun
a sudden very loud noise
a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
verb
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
clap one's hands together“The children were clapping to the music”
put quickly or forcibly“The judge clapped him in jail”
cause to strike the air in flight“The big bird clapped its wings”
strike the air in flight“the wings of the birds clapped loudly”
strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise“clap two boards together”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with clap?20
Clap in a sentence
- Come on, you can clap louder than that.patgfisher
- If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.HAGNi
- There was the sound of a clap of thunder in my ears.Hybrid
- Happy slapping is when you clap with one hand.ajaystxus
- Women are better drivers than men. Yes, you can clap for that.Amastan
- Suddenly I heard a loud clap of thunder.Scott
- Why do Americans clap at the end of movies?rul
- If you're happy, clap your hands.CK
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Forms of clap
as a noun
- plural
- claps
as a verb
- past tense
- clapped
- present participle
- clapping
- third-person singular
- claps
- past participle
- clapped