n. 25B6; verb
the audience clapped : APPLAUD, clap one's hands, give someone a round of applause, put one's hands together; informal give someone a (big) hand; N. Amer. informal give it up.
he clapped Owen on the back : SLAP, strike, hit, smack, thump; pat; informal whack, thwack.
the dove clapped its wings : FLAP, beat, flutter.
25B6; noun
everybody gave him a clap : ROUND OF APPLAUSE, handclap; informal hand.
a clap on the shoulder : SLAP, blow, smack, thump; pat; informal whack, thwack.
a clap of thunder : CRACK, crash, bang, boom; thunderclap.