Clap

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Clapped (klăpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Clapping.] Then like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings. - Marvell.
	2.	To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; - often followed by to, into, on, or upon. He had just time to get in and clap to the door. - Locke Clap an extinguisher upon your irony. - Lamb.
	3.	To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance. To clap hands a - To pledge faith by joining hands. To clap hold of b - to seize roughly or quickly. - Shak. To clap up a - To imprison hastily or without due formality. b - To make or contrive hastily. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To knock, as at a door.
	2.	To strike the hands together in applause. Their ladies bid them clap. - Shak.
	3.	To come together suddenly with noise. The doors around me clapped. - Dryden.
	4.	To enter with alacrity and briskness; - with to or into.
	5.	To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
n.	1.	A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
	2.	A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. Horrible claps of thunder. - Hakewill.
	3.	A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. What, fifty of my followers at a clap! - Shak.
	4.	A striking of hands to express approbation. Unextrected claps or hisses. - Addison.
	5.	Noisy talk; chatter.
	6.	(Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk. Clap dish See Clack dish, under Clack, n. Clap net a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.
	1.	Gonorrhea.

Noun	1.	clap - a sudden very loud noise Synonyms: loud noise, bang, blast, eruption
	2.	clap - a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra Synonyms: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea
	3.	clap - a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated Synonyms: clack
Verb	1.	clap - put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
	2.	clap - cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
	3.	clap - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval Synonyms: applaud, acclaim, spat
	4.	clap - clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" Synonyms: spat
	5.	clap - strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
	6.	clap - strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
	7.	clap - strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"

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