n
A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
v
To clap for; to applaud.
v
(African-American Vernacular and gay slang) To make a witty or sarcastic retort.
v
(intransitive, obsolete, slang) to enter or leave a place vigorously (as a clap of thunder); to proceed vigorously.
v
(transitive) To encourage by (or as if by) applauding.
v
(transitive) To clap to the rhythm of a song.
n
(rare) A musical performance which the audience is encouraged to accompany by clapping the hands.
n
(music) An exercise where the pupil is instructed to repeat a previously played rhythm by clapping.
n
(film) A clapper board; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
n
A wooden dish, once used by beggars, that had a lid that could be clapped to attract attention
n
(obsolete) A hooded seal.
n
One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
n
A form of Chinese narrative singing accompanied by a pair of clappers.
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(film) A person employed to operate the clapperboard and to load film into the camera.
n
(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.
v
(obsolete) To fight and scratch.
adj
Without a clapper (as of a bell).
n
The action by which someone or something claps.
n
An activity in which two or more people stand facing each other and clap hands to a rhyming chant.
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a clap of the hands.
n
A type of clapping or applause in comedy when a comedian delivers a joke with the purpose of making the audience applaud and agree instead of laugh.
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(historical) A device for producing a clapping sound in theaters.
n
Alternative form of claqueur [One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.]
n
One of the claque employed to applaud at a theatre.
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A clapper or noisemaker sometimes used in place of an altar bell.
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A form of clapping where one or two fingers on each hand are tapped against the palms of the same hand, rather than striking the hands together.
n
A sarcastic or humorous form of applause performed by lightly and rapidly clapping the fingers of one hand against the palm of the other, used to show indifference or disdain, or to show polite or quiet appreciation.
n
A single clap of the hands
n
Someone who claps, especially as part of a musical performance; a clapper.
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The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
n
The clapping that accompanies it.
n
(music) Clapping of the hands.
v
(chiefly imperative) To clap; to applaud.
n
A form of clapping in which audience members clap slowly, with long intervals between claps, as a form of heckling and to show that they disapprove of a performer, speaker, etc.
n
Alternative form of thunderclap [A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble]
v
(transitive) To remove (one's hand clapped over one's mouth, or similar).
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