Clapping

5 definitions found

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.
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              Then like a bird it sits and sings,
              And whets and claps its silver wings. --Marvell.
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     2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt
        manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
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              He had just time to get in and clap to the door.
                                                    --Locke
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              Clap an extinguisher upon your irony. --Lamb.
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     3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands
        together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clapping
       See {clap}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clap
       n 1: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {eruption}, {blast},
            {loud noise}]
       2: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria
          gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain
          around the urethra [syn: {gonorrhea}, {gonorrhoea}]
       3: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be
          repeated [syn: {clack}]
       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}, {spat}, {acclaim}] [ant: {boo}]
       4: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to
          the music" [syn: {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"
       [also: {clapping}, {clapped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clapping
       n : a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
           [syn: {applause}, {hand clapping}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "clapping":
     acclaim, acclamation, applause, big hand, burst of applause, cheer,
     clap, clapping of hands, eclat, encore, hand, handclap,
     handclapping, ovation, plaudit, popularity, round of applause,
     thunder of applause