clap¹ /klap/

1. The noise made by the sudden striking together of two things, esp the hands
2. A slap
3. A pat (Scot)
4. A sudden blow or stroke (lit or figurative)
5. A burst of sound, esp thunder

1. To strike together so as to make a noise
2. To applaud with the hands
3. To bang
4. To pat (Scot)
5. To thrust or drive together suddenly
6. To fasten or close promptly
7. To put suddenly or throw (eg in prison)

1. To strike the palms of the hands together
2. To strike or slam with a noise
3. To applaud
4. To come or go suddenly (archaic)

clappˈer noun

1. A person who claps
2. A thing that claps, eg the tongue of a bell
3. A device for shaking a mill hopper
4. An instrument for making a striking noise, such as a rattle
5. The tongue (slang)

To make a noise like a clapper

To ring by pulling on a clapper

clappˈering noun and adjective

clappˈing noun

1. Applause
2. The noise of striking

clapˈboard (or /klabˈərd/) noun

1. Wood for barrel staves, wainscot (archaic)
2. A thin board used in covering wooden houses (esp N American)

clapˈbread noun

A kind of hard-baked oatmeal cake

clapˈdish same as clackdish (see under clack).

clapˈnet noun

A net made to clap together suddenly by pulling a string

clapoˈmeter noun (informal)

A device for gauging the level of audience appreciation in talent contests, etc by measuring the volume of noise generated by their applause

clappedˈ-outˈ adjective (informal)

1. Tired, exhausted
2. Worn-out, of no more use

clappˈerboard or clappˈerboards noun

A hinged board (or a set of hinged boards) clapped together in front of the camera before or after shooting a piece of film, to help synchronize sound and vision

clappˈerboy noun

The person who works the clapperboards

clappˈerclaw transitive verb (archaic)

1. To claw or scratch
2. To scold or abuse

clappˈerclawer noun

clapˈ-sill noun

A lock-sill, the bottom part of the frame on which lock-gates shut

clapˈtrap noun

1. Flashy but insincere or empty words
2. Meaningless nonsense
3. Orig a trick to gain applause (archaic)

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