[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc.:They applauded wildly at the end of the opera.", "to express approval; give praise; acclaim."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to clap the hands so as to show approval, appreciation, etc., of:to applaud an actor; to applaud a speech.", "to praise or express approval of:to applaud a person's ambition."]}]