- 1[intransitive] to hit your open hands together several times to show that you approve of or have enjoyed something The audience clapped and cheered. Everyone clapped for us when we went up to get our prize.
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- 2[intransitive, transitive] to hit your open hands together Everyone clapped in time to the music. clap your hands She clapped her hands in delight. He clapped his hands for silence.
- 3[transitive] clap somebody on the back/shoulder to lightly hit someone with your open hand, usually in a friendly way
- 4[transitive] clap something + adv./prep. to put something or someone somewhere quickly and suddenly “Oh dear!” she cried, clapping a hand over her mouth. to clap someone in irons/jail/prison In the old days they would have clapped you in jail for that.
clap
verbNAmE//klæp//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they clap he / she / it claps
past simple clapped
-ing form clapping
noun [uncountable] I could hear the sound of clapping from the other room.See clap in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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