clap

clap is a 4-letter English word with 26 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 26 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings.
2. transitive verb. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
3. transitive verb. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
4. transitive verb. To express contempt or derision.
5. intransitive verb. To knock, as at a door.
6. intransitive verb. To strike the hands together in applause.
7. intransitive verb. To come together suddenly with noise.
8. intransitive verb. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
9. intransitive verb. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
10. noun. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
11. noun. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
12. noun. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
13. noun. A striking of hands to express approbation.
14. noun. Noisy talk; chatter.
15. noun. The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
16. noun. Gonorrhea.
17. noun. a sudden very loud noise

    Synonyms: bam, bang, blast, eruption

18. noun. a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

    Synonyms: clack

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

    Synonyms: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea

20. verb. clap one's hands together

    "The children were clapping to the music"

    Synonyms: spat

21. verb. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

    Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, spat

22. verb. strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise

    "clap two boards together"

23. verb. strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
24. verb. put quickly or forcibly

    "The judge clapped him in jail"

25. verb. strike the air in flight

    "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"

26. verb. cause to strike the air in flight

    "The big bird clapped its wings"

Synonyms

bam, bang, blast, eruption, clack, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, spat, acclaim, applaud

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in clap:

calp

Common word forms

claps, clapped, clapper, clapping

Words from these letters

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