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| clap [ klap ] |
verb (past and past participle clapped, present participle clap·ping, 3rd person present singular claps) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb applaud: to hit the hands together repeatedly to express approval
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2. transitive and intransitive verb hit hands together: to hit the hands together quickly and loudly
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3. transitive and intransitive verb hit hands in rhythm: to hit the hands together repeatedly in time with a beat
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4. transitive verb put something somewhere quickly: to move something or somebody to or against something quickly
  clapped him into jail
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noun (plural claps) |
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1. sudden loud sound: the sound made by striking the palms together once, or a sound resembling this
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2. expression of approval through applause: an expression of approval by loud continuous clapping
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3. clapping rhythmically: a session of rhythmic clapping
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| [ Old English clæppan< Germanic, an imitation of the sound] |
