Noun

• S: (n) bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam (a sudden very loud noise)
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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap (a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra)
• S: (n) clack, clap (a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) clap (put quickly or forcibly) "The judge clapped him in jail"
• S: (v) clap (cause to strike the air in flight) "The big bird clapped its wings"
• S: (v) applaud, clap, spat, acclaim (clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval)
• S: (v) clap, spat (clap one's hands together) "The children were clapping to the music"
• S: (v) clap (strike the air in flight) "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• sentence frame
• S: (v) clap (strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting)
• S: (v) clap (strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise) "clap two boards together"