clap

Εννοια (English)

Noun

1. The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
2. The explosive sound of thunder.
3. Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
4. A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
5. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
6. The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
7. A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)

Verb

1. To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
2. To applaud.
3. To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
4. To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
5. (obsolete) To slam (a door or window); formerly often construed with to.
6. To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
7. To set or put, usually in haste.
8. (slang) To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
9. (slang) To have sex, fornicate, copulate.

Synonyms

applaud

slap

acclaim

bang

gonorrhea

clack

pat

beat

spat

applause

👏

crack

smack

strike

hit

slam

flap

cheer

clapping

gonorrhoea

pop

tap

thud

rattle

clap hands

clash

blast

swat

clatter

click

boom

💥

thunderclap

bam

snap

eruption

pound

💷

report

chatter

thrash

handclap

hurl

hurt

imprison

jail

jangle

knock

lap

palm of the hand

palpitate

panting

plaudit

plunk

praise

precipitate

punish

rap

retreat

roar

rumble

rumbling

scour

scramble

scuffle

shake out

shy

slosh

smite

sound

🔉

splash

strike down

swash

thresh

throb

thrust

thunder

🌩️

thwack

wallop

whip

whomp

clap one’s hands

clap the hands

loud sound

nictate

rung nera lko

thunder-peal

blink away

clacking sound

jab into

palpebrate

flap the wings

apprehend

arrest

blink

blister

blistered

blow

break

bury

chime

chuck

clank

clapper

🎬

clink

clip

clobber

coin

🪙

cram

cream

dash

💨

detain

detonation

dig into

drive

drive in

drive into

drooping

duel

dust

exploded

explosion

fan

fight

flop

fly

✈️

hack

hammer

🔨

hand

✋

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/klæp/

Ετυμολογία (English)

Inherited from Μέσα Αγγλικά: clappen

Inherited from Παλαιά Αγγλικά: clæppan

Cognate with Ολλανδικά: klappen

Cognate with Ισλανδικά: klappa

Cognate with Φεροϊκά: klappa

In summary

From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną. Cognate with Dutch klappen, Icelandic klappa, and Faroese klappa.