·noun Noisy talk; chatter.
II. Clap ·vi To knock, as at a door.
III. Clap ·noun Gonorrhea.
IV. Clap ·vt To express contempt or derision.
V. Clap ·vi To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
VI. Clap ·noun A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
VII. Clap ·noun The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
VIII. Clap ·vi To come together suddenly with noise.
IX. Clap ·noun A striking of hands to express approbation.
X. Clap ·vi To strike the hands together in applause.
XI. Clap ·noun A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
XII. Clap ·noun A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
XIII. Clap ·vi To enter with alacrity and briskness;
— with to or into.
XIV. Clap ·vt To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner;
— often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
XV. Clap ·vt To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to Applaud; as, to clap a performance.
XVI. Clap ·vt 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.