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Meanings of clap in English

Portuguese
blenorréia
Catalan
gonorrea
Wikidata

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

        blenorréia
        Wikidata

        System.

                Related terms
                Portuguese
                explosão
                Catalan
                explosió
                Spanish
                explosión

                A sudden very loud noise.

                      explosão
                      Portuguese
                      bater palmas
                      Spanish
                      aplaudir
                      Catalan
                      picar de mans

                      Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval.

                          bater palmas
                          Usage of clap in English
                          1
                          At the sight the truth came in upon me in a clap.
                          Catriona
                          2
                          Have we had clap more than three times in the last year?
                          The Young Lions
                          3
                          The really dreadful ones clap after a particular florid passage of music.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          Slow clap, please, for the criminals who can't even get crime right.
                          The South African
                          5
                          And here the affair was ended with the suddenness of a thunder-clap.
                          The Lure of the Mask
                          6
                          He thus finished, and received a general clap from the whole company.
                          Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2
                          7
                          The first to stand and clap hands above head wins the race.
                          School, Church, and Home Games
                          8
                          Having all joined in the last two verses, all clap hands together.
                          Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children'...
                          9
                          One small auto in particular made Mary clap her hands in delight.
                          Mary's Rainbow
                          10
                          Now clap the hatches on your mouth; you're too fond of argument.
                          The Crew of the Water Wagtail
                          11
                          They clap, they cheer, they surge around us like a living sea.
                          BBC
                          12
                          The house vibrated to it more than to a clap of thunder.
                          Tales of Unrest
                          13
                          A simultaneous flash of lightning and clap of thunder filled the room.
                          Revenge!
                          14
                          There was a culmination like a thunder clap in a January sky.
                          Laddie: A True Blue Story
                          15
                          She threw down her fork to clap her hands in softly glee.
                          Four Girls at Chautauqua
                          16
                          The people clap and dance in welcome until the tap runs dry.
                          The Guardian
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                          Translations for clap
                          Clap through the time
                          Clap across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common