com-plōdo, si, sum, 3, v. a. [plaudo]: manus,
to strike or clap the hands together in applauding , from joy, pain, etc. (only in post-Aug. prose): complodere manus scaenicum est, Quint. 11, 3, 123; so Petr. 18, 7; 20, 5; Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 4; Ap. Met. 9, 39, 4.