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All 4 letters words made out of clap

clap lcap calp aclp lacp alcp clpa lcpa cpla pcla lpca plca capl acpl cpal pcal apcl pacl lapc alpc lpac plac aplc palc

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Definitions and meaning of clap

clap

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klæp/
• Rhymes: -æp

Etymology 1

From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną. Cognate with Dutch klappen, Icelandic klappa, and Faroese klappa.

Noun

clap (plural claps)

1. The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.

2. The explosive sound of thunder.
3. Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
4. A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.

5. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
6. (falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
7. (Yorkshire) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)

Synonyms

• (sound of thunder): thunderclap
• See also Thesaurus:applause

Derived terms

Related terms

• clap skate

Translations

Verb

clap (third-person singular simple present claps, present participle clapping, simple past and past participle clapped or (archaic) clapt)

1. To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.

2. To applaud.

3. To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.

4. To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
5. (obsolete) To slam (a door or window); formerly often construed with to.
6. To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).

7. To set or put, usually in haste.
8. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
9. (slang) To have sex, fornicate, copulate.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• applaud
• applause

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Probably from Old French clapoir (“bubo, inflammation from infection”), from clapier (“brothel”). May also be from old, unsafe treatments for gonnorhea, such as clapping the penis between a book and a hard surface to break up obstructions in the urethra and permit urination. Attested from the 16th century.

Noun

clap

1. (slang, usually with "the") Gonorrhea.

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Anagrams

• calp

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈklap]

Noun

clap m (plural claps)

1. patch
2. clearing, opening

   un clap de cel ― a break in the clouds

Derived terms

• a claps
• clapar

Related terms

• clapa

Further reading

• “clap” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klap/

Noun

clap m (plural claps)

1. clapperboard

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

clap

1. Alternative form of clappe

Etymology 2

Verb

clap

1. Alternative form of clappen

Occitan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklap/

Noun

clap m (plural claps)

1. stone

Derived terms

• aclapar
• aclap
• clapàs
• clapassièr
• clapassejar
• clapassilha
• clapièr
• clapilha
• clapeirar