noun
a sudden very loud noise
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noun
a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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- symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
noun
a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together
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- may be repeated
verb
put quickly or forcibly
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- The judge clapped him in jail
verb
cause to strike the air in flight
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- The big bird clapped its wings
verb
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
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verb
clap one's hands together
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- The children were clapping to the music
verb
strike the air in flight
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- the wings of the birds clapped loudly
verb
strike with the flat of the hand
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- usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
verb
strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
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- clap two boards together