| VERB | contact | clap | put quickly or forcibly |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | clap | cause to strike the air in flight | |
| communication | clap, applaud, spat, acclaim | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | |
| body | clap, spat | clap one's hands together | |
| motion | clap | strike the air in flight | |
| contact | clap | strike with the flat of the hand | |
| contact | clap | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise | |
| NOUN | event | clap, bang, eruption, blast, bam | a sudden very loud noise |
| state | clap, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea | a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae | |
| event | clap, clack | a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together |
| Sounds | klae'p | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... | |
| Meaning | A sudden very loud noise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bang, eruption, blast, bam | |
| Narrower | water hammer | The banging sound of steam in pipes |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | estallido, explosión | |
| Catalan | explosió | |
| Verbs | clap | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| Meaning | A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | gonorrhea, gonorrhoea | |
| Broader | venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD | A communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact |
| Spanish | blenorragia, blenorrea, gonorrea | |
| Catalan | gonocòccia, gonorrea | |
| Meaning | A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | clack | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Verbs | clap | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| Meaning | put quickly or forcibly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The judge clapped him in jail" | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Meaning | Cause to strike the air in flight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The big bird clapped its wings" | |
| Broader | beat, flap | Move with a thrashing motion |
| Meaning | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | applaud, spat, acclaim | |
| Entails | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to |
| Narrower | bravo | applaud with shouts of 'bravo' or 'brava' |
| Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement |
| Opposite | boo, hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech |
| Spanish | aclamar, aplaudir, ovacionar, vitorear | |
| Catalan | aplaudir | |
| Nouns | clapper | someone who applauds |
| clapping | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together | |
| Meaning | clap one's hands together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The children were clapping to the music" | |
| Synonym | spat | |
| Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement |
| Spanish | aplaudir, palmotear | |
| Catalan | aplaudir, picar de mans | |
| Nouns | clapper | someone who applauds |
| clapping | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together | |
| Meaning | strike the air in flight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the wings of the birds clapped loudly" | |
| Broader | beat, flap | Move with a flapping motion |
| Meaning | strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | palmear, palmotear | |
| Meaning | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "clap two boards together" | |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Nouns | clap | a sudden very loud noise |
| clap | a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together | |
| clapper | metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side | |
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