Meaning

8 senses

  1. The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.

    He summoned the waiter with a clap.

    Klatschen

    хлопо́кxlopók

  2. The explosive sound of thunder.

  3. Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.

    Off in the distance, he heard the clap of thunder.

    Knall, Schlag

    хлопо́кxlopók

    a sudden very loud noise

  4. A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.

    His father's affection never went further than a handshake or a clap on the shoulder.

  5. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.

  6. The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

  7. (Yorkshire)A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)

  8. (slang, usually, with definite article)Synonym of gonorrhea.

    Tripper

    гоноре́яgonoréja

Examples

131 sentences

  1. They did not clap for us.

    Вони нам не аплодували. — deniko

    ruОни нам не хлопали. — odexed

    deSie applaudierten uns nicht. — Espi

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. I clapped my hands.

    Я зааплодував. — rmdas

    ruЯ зааплодировал. — Hellerick

    deIch klatschte. — Zaghawa

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Everybody was clapping.

    Усі плескали в долоні. — oromashka

    ruВсе хлопали. — marafon

    deAlle klatschten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. People started clapping.

    Люди зааплодували. — deniko

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. All the students clapped their hands.

    ruВсе студенты хлопали. — marafon

    deAlle Studenten applaudierten. — Manfredo

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together:
gonorrhea:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together:
Any loud, sudden, explosive sound:
gonorrhea:

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.

Uncertain. Probably from Old French clapoir (“bubo, inflammation from infection”), from clapier (“brothel”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: claps
Singularclap
Pluralclaps

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
sound of thunder:thunderclap
gonorrhea
Close in meaning
  • a sudden very loud noise:bangeruptionblastbam
  • a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated:clack
  • a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra:gonorrheagonorrhoea

Word family

24 related words
Relatedclap skate
Derivedafterclapclapalongclapboardclapbreadclapcakeclap coldclapdishclaplessclapnestclapometerclappyclapstickclapterclaptrapclapweedfairy clapgolf claphandclaplip clapslow clapthunderclapumbeclapclap net

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
clangclankclankerclaptrapclarificationclarifyB2clarinet

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

clap — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto