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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Clap \Clap\ (kl[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clapped} (kl[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clapping}.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. & Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.] 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. [1913 Webster] Then like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings. --Marvell. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon. [1913 Webster] He had just time to get in and clap to the door. --Locke [1913 Webster] Clap an extinguisher upon your irony. --Lamb. [1913 Webster] 3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance. [1913 Webster] {To clap hands}. (a) To pledge faith by joining hands. [Obs.] --Shak. (b) To express contempt or derision. [Obs.] --Lam. ii. 15. {To clap hold of}, to seize roughly or quickly. {To clap up}. (a) To imprison hastily or without due formality. (b) To make or contrive hastily. [Obs.] "Was ever match clapped up so suddenly?" --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Clap \Clap\ (kl[a^]p), n. 1. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. "Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room." --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. [1913 Webster] Horrible claps of thunder. --Hakewill. [1913 Webster] 3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. [1913 Webster] What, fifty of my followers at a clap! --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A striking of hands to express approbation. [1913 Webster] Unextrected claps or hisses. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk. [1913 Webster] {Clap dish}. See {Clack dish}, under {Clack}, n. {Clap net}, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Clap \Clap\, n. [Cf. OF. clapoir.] Gonorrhea. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Clap \Clap\, v. i. 1. To knock, as at a door. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike the hands together in applause. [1913 Webster] Their ladies bid them clap. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To come together suddenly with noise. [1913 Webster] The doors around me clapped. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. [Obs.] "Shall we clap into it roundly, without . . . saying we are hoarse?" --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: clap n 1: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {clap}, {eruption}, {blast}, {bam}] 2: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: {gonorrhea}, {gonorrhoea}, {clap}] 3: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated [syn: {clack}, {clap}] v 1: put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail" 2: cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings" 3: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: {applaud}, {clap}, {spat}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}, {hiss}] 4: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" [syn: {clap}, {spat}] 5: strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly" 6: strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting 7: strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"