| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Variant of Clasp.[Websters]
2. To hit, chop or affect. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To knock, belabour or afflict. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To lay or do. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To put, set, insert or invest. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To slam or swat. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To do, fit, fix or build. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To wear or stand. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To shoot, catch, throw or cast.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Base verb from the following inflections: clapsing, clapsed, clapses, clapser, clapsers, clapsingly and clapsedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Present Tense | 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb clap.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (clap) | 1. Put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail".[Wordnet]. 2. Cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings".[Wordnet]. 3. Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval.[Wordnet]. 4. Clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music".[Wordnet]. 5. Strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly".[Wordnet]. 6. Strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting.[Wordnet]. 7. Strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together".[Wordnet]. 8. 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.[Websters]. 9. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.[Websters]. 10. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.[Websters]. 11. To express contempt or derision.[Websters]. 12. To knock, as at a door.[Websters]. 13. To strike the hands together in applause.[Websters]. 14. To come together suddenly with noise.[Websters]. 15. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.[Websters]. 16. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.[Websters]. 17. Base verb from the following inflections: clapping, clapped, claps, clapper, clappers, clappingly and clappedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLAPS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Specialty Definition: clap
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Aerospace | Climatic Impact Assessment Program. (references) | ||
| MultiLingual Slang | German (klatschen, Tripper-Clipper, der), Polish (tryper). (references) | ||
| Slang in 1811 | CLAP. A venereal taint. He went out by Had'em, and came round by Clapham home; i.e. he went out a wenching, and got a clap. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | ||
| Technology | C++ Library Actor Programming. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: clap
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Captain Lemuel Clap House | The Captain Lemuel Clap House (1767) is a historic house located at 199 Boston Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts. It is now owned by the Dorchester Historical Society, which opens the house for tours two afternoons per month. (references) | ||
| Clap boy | A clap boy or clapper-boy is a defunct movie industry profession. This person loaded film into and out of film magazines in cameras in early filmmaking. (references) | ||
| Clap net | A net for taking birds, made to close or clap together. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Clap on | Apply carelessly. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Clap together | Make hastily and carelessly. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Clap up | Make hastily and carelessly. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is an indie rock group based in Brooklyn, New York. They consist of Alec Ounsworth (who, unlike the rest of the band, does not live in Brooklyn, but rather in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin, Tyler Sargent, and Sean Greenhalgh. Their debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, was self-released in 2005, receiving attention from numerous MP3 blogs and then a very favorable review from Pitchfork Media, who gave the band a "Best New Music" commendation. The ensuing demand for the album was so great that the band was forced to repress the CD, as the initial production run was too small. David Bowie and David Byrne have recently been spotted at some of the band's shows, garnering them even more press. Most recently, they received praise from Rolling Stone as the 'Hot New Band' for 2005. On October 3, 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was signed to Wichita Recordings in the UK. (references) | ||
| Margaret Clap | Margaret Clap (better known as Mother Clap, died circa 1726) was a woman who ran a brothel for homosexual men in London in the early part of the 18th century. (references) | ||
| Thomas Clap | Rev. Thomas Clap (also spelled Thomas Clapp) (June 26, 1703 - January 7, 1767) was the fifth rector and first president of Yale University. (references) | ||
| Thunder Clap | The Thunder Clap is a form of dance that incorporates clapping in the air with a sliding motion. To perform this dance one must raise one hand and than with the second hand meet the first one half way making a clapping sound. Than that hand must fully extend. This motion is repeated to the beat of the music. Numerous artists use this dance move in videos and on tour. For example, Usher, Lil John and the East Side Boys all performed this dance durning the Confessions World Tour. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: clap
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Catch clap | MultiLingual Slang | Polish (Zlapac trypra). (references) | |
| Clap on the shoulder | Slang in 1811 | CLAP ON THE SHOULDER. An arrest for debt; whence a bum bailiff is called a shoulder-clapper. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
| The clap | MultiLingual Slang | German (Tripper, der). (references) | |
| The clap | Slang | Gonorrhea. (references) | |
| To clap | MultiLingual Slang | German (klatschen). (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: clap
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| CLAP | English | Computerized Library Advanced Package | Computing, Publishing & Graphic Arts | |
| CLAP | German | Hochleistungs-Fluessigchromatographie | Chemistry, Environment | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
