to clap

Examples

• All

• Tommy, on the sofa, was smiling and clapping his hands in time to the music.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Several men in the seats nearby were clapping each other on the back and nodding their heads.

  Fiction book (1991)

• People would also clap at the end of the movies as well.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• You make yourself big and you yell and you clap your hands at them.

  Aeon Video

• First, let's clap it up for these patriots.

• If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

• OK, first let's clap it up for these dinosaurs.

• A couple of golfers were standing next to their cart and clapping their hands.

  Academic text (2011)

• Simultaneously, students need to spend time clapping and counting all basic rhythmic values.

  Academic text (1998)

• After the performance, everyone started to clap to show their appreciation.

Synonyms

C

to cheer

vsto clap

356 1.0

To shout to show support for someone or something

uses hands to make a sharp sound rather than vocal shouting

A

to applaud

vsto clap

101 2.6

To clap your hands to show approval after a performance

is used more broadly to keep time, attract attention, or make a sharp sound

Idioms

A

a dose of the clap

• Offensive

9.9

A thing that is very unpleasant or embarrassing, like a joke that is not funny

Phrasal Verbs

C

to clap eyes on

• Archaic

1 8.0

To see someone or something for the first time

C

to clap on a smile

• UK

7.5

To put on a quick fake smile to hide how you feel

C

to clap on

• UK

7.2

To put a quick layer of something like sunscreen or paint on without care

C

to clap together

• UK

6.8

To make something quickly and without care using what you have

C

to clap up

• UK

9.8

To put something together quickly and without care

How Loud

to applaud

101 2.6

to clap

124 1.0

to pat

110 1.0

tap

66 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology