1. A demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
   "The audience burst into enthusiastic hand clapping at the end of the performance";
   - applause, hand clapping

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"

Derived forms: clappings

Type of: approval, beat, commendation, flap, gesticulate, gesture, hit, lay, motion, place, pose, position, put, set

Antonym: boo

Part of: ovation, standing ovation

Encyclopedia: Clapping