Definition of clap

"clap" in the noun sense

1. bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam

a sudden very loud noise

2. gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap

a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

3. clack, clap

a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together may be repeated

"clap" in the verb sense

1. clap

put quickly or forcibly

"The judge clapped him in jail"

2. clap

cause to strike the air in flight

"The big bird clapped its wings"

3. applaud, clap, spat, acclaim

clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

4. clap, spat

clap one's hands together

"The children were clapping to the music"

5. clap

strike the air in flight

"the wings of the birds clapped loudly"

6. clap

strike with the flat of the hand usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting

7. clap

strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise

"clap two boards together"

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Quotations for clap

The thunder has but its clap. [ Proverb ]

You shall never clap a padlock upon my tongue. [ Proverb ]

Clap an extinguisher upon your Irony, if you are unhappily blessed with a vein of it. [ Lamb ]

clap in Scrabble®

The word clap is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

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clap in Words With Friends™

The word clap is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

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Words within the letters of clap

2 letter words in clap (2 words)

3 letter words in clap (3 words)

4 letter words in clap (1 word)

clap + 1 blank (5 words)

Word Growth involving clap

Shorter words in clap

la lap

Longer words containing clap

clapboard clapboarded

clapboard clapboarder clapboarders

clapboard clapboarding

clapboard clapboards

clapbread clapbreads

clapometer clapometers

clapped

clapper clapperboard clapperboards

clapper clappered

clapper clappers

clapping

claps handclaps

claps thunderclaps

claptrap

handclap handclaps

thunderclap thunderclaps