1. Clap one's hands together
   "The children were clapping to the music";
   - spat
    
2. Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
   "The audience clapped enthusiastically at the end of the concert";
   - applaud, acclaim
    
3. Strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
   "clap two boards together"
    
4. Strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
   "The audience clapped enthusiastically after the performance"
    
5. Put quickly or forcibly
   "The judge clapped him in jail"
    
6. Strike the air in flight
   "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
    
7. Cause to strike the air in flight
   "The big bird clapped its wings"

1. A sudden very loud noise
   "The car hit the wall with a loud clap";
   - bang, blast, bam [informal]
    
2. A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
   "The clap of high heels on the marble floor echoed in the hallway";
   - clack
    
3. A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
   "Untreated clap can lead to serious complications";
   - gonorrhea [N. Amer], gonorrhoea [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: claps, clapping, clapped

Type of: beat, Cupid's disease [archaic], Cupid's itch [archaic], dose [informal], flap, gesticulate, gesture, hit, lay, motion, noise, place, pose, position, put, set, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse

Antonym: boo

Encyclopedia: Clap, el lugar de tus suenos