Usually means: Rhythmic striking of palms together.
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  1. handclap: Merriam-Webster
  2. handclap: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. handclap: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. handclap: Collins English Dictionary
  5. handclap: Vocabulary.com
  6. Handclap, handclap: Wordnik
  7. handclap: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. handclap: Wiktionary
  9. handclap: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. handclap: Dictionary.com
  11. HandClap (song), HandClap, Handclap: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. handclap: Rhymezone
  13. handclap: FreeDictionary.org
  14. handclap: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. handclap: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. handclap: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. handclap: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (handclap)

▸ noun:  A single clap of the hands.

Similar:
handclapping, clap, hand, clapalong, round of applause, clapter, claque, fairy clap, golf clap, applauding, more...

Phrases:
slow handclap, more...

Adjectives:
slow, single, loud, rhythmic, sharp, timid, last, polite, beat, soft, sudden



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Similar:
handclapping, clap, hand, clapalong, round of applause, clapter, claque, fairy clap, golf clap, applauding, more...

Phrases:
slow handclap, more...

Adjectives:
slow, single, loud, rhythmic, sharp, timid, last, polite, beat, soft, sudden



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