Meaning

10 senses
  1. (intransitive)To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.

    The children began to clap in time with the music.

    klatschen

    хло́патьxlópatʹ, хло́пнутьxlópnutʹ

    плеска́тиpleskáty

    strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise

  2. (transitive)To applaud.

    The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a deep curtsey.

    It isn’t the singers they are clapping; it's the composer.

    klatschen, applaudieren

    аплоди́роватьaplodírovatʹ, хло́патьxlópatʹ

    аплодува́тиaploduváty, плеска́тиpleskáty, рукоплеска́тиrukopleskáty

  3. (transitive)To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.

    He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.

  4. (ambitransitive)To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.

    He clapped the empty glass down on the table.

    She clapped the book shut.

    knallen

    хло́патьxlópatʹ, хло́пнутьxlópnutʹ

    ля́скатиljáskaty, ля́снутиljásnuty

  5. (transitive)To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).

    We should clap together a shelter before nightfall.

    The rival factions clapped up a truce.

    improvisieren, zusammenbasteln

  6. (transitive)To set or put, usually in haste.

    The sheriff clapped him in jail.

    She was the prettiest thing I'd ever clapped eyes on.

    put quickly or forcibly

  7. (slang)To shoot (somebody) with a gun.

  8. (broadly, slang, transitive)To defeat.

    He started a fight but then got clapped immediately.

  9. (slang)To have sex, fornicate, copulate.

  10. (obsolete)To slam (a door or window); formerly often construed with to.

Examples

131 sentences
  1. They did not clap for us.

    Вони нам не аплодували.

    ruОни нам не хлопали.

    deSie applaudierten uns nicht.

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  2. I clapped my hands.

    Я зааплодував.

    ruЯ зааплодировал.

    deIch klatschte.

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  3. Everybody was clapping.

    Усі плескали в долоні.

    ruВсе хлопали.

    deAlle klatschten.

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  4. People started clapping.

    Люди зааплодували.

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  5. All the students clapped their hands.

    ruВсе студенты хлопали.

    deAlle Studenten applaudierten.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together:
transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands:
To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound:
Русский
By meaning 2
intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together:
transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together:
transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands:
To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound:
To create or assemble (something) hastily:

Origin

From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, *clappian, from Proto-West Germanic

From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, *clappian, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan, *klappōn, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną (“to clap”). Cognate with Dutch klappen, Icelandic klappa, Faroese klappa and Danish klappe.

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Forms

claps, clapping, clapped, clapped
Base formclap · to clap
3rd person singularclaps
Present participleclapping
Past simpleclapped
Past participleclapped

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyclap
he, she, itclaps

Past simpleLesson

all personsclapped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave clapped
he, she, ithas clapped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill clap

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • clap one's hands together:spat
  • clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval:applaudspatacclaim

Word family

18 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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