Definition/Meaning of clap

• English - Noun: clap (plural claps) The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. He summoned the waiter with a clap . The explosive sound of thunder . 1953 July, Allen Rowley, “First Impressions of American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 493: With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[[Episode…
• English - Verb: clap (third-person singular simple present claps, present participle clapping, simple past and past participle clapped or (archaic) clapt) (intransitive) To strike the palm s of the hand s together, creating a sharp sound . The children began to clap in time with the music. 2008, Floyd E. Toole, Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms, Elsevier: To hear a…
• English - References: ^ Edward Peacock , A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham, Lincolnshire , p 188
• English - Anagrams: calp
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English clappen , from Old English clæppan , *clappian, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan, *klappōn, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną (“to clap”). Cognate with Dutch klappen , Icelandic klappa , Faroese klappa and Danish klappe. Etymology 2. Uncertain. Probably from Old French clapoir (“ bubo , inflammation from infection”), from clapier (“brothel”). May also be from old,…