noun noisy talk; chatter.
2. clap ·vi to knock, as at a door.
3. clap ·noun gonorrhea.
4. clap ·vt to express contempt or derision.
5. clap ·vi to talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
6. clap ·noun a burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
7. clap ·noun the nether part of the beak of a hawk.
8. clap ·vi to come together suddenly with noise.
9. clap ·noun a striking of hands to express approbation.
10. clap ·vi to strike the hands together in applause.
11. clap ·noun a loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
12. clap ·noun a single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
13. clap ·vi to enter with alacrity and briskness;
with to or into.
14. clap ·vt to thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner;
often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
15. 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.