<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval:<ul><li>She clapped her hands in appreciation.</li></ul></li><li>To strike (someone) amicably with a light, open-handed slap, as in greeting, encouragement, or the like:<ul><li>He clapped his friend on the back.</li></ul></li><li>To strike (an object) against something quickly and forcefully, producing an abrupt, sharp sound, or a series of such sounds:<ul><li>To clap a book on the table.</li></ul></li><li>To bring together forcefully (facing surfaces of the same object):<ul><li>She clapped the book shut.</li></ul></li><li>To applaud (a performance, speech, speaker, etc.) by clapping the hands:<ul><li>The audience clapped the actors at the end of the act.</li></ul></li><li>To put or place quickly or forcefully:<ul><li>She clapped her hand over his mouth.</li><li>Can you clap a lid on that jar?</li><li>They clapped him in jail.</li></ul></li><li>To make or arrange hastily (often followed by together or up):<ul><li>He clapped together dinner from stuff in the pantry and leftovers from the fridge.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To clap the hands, as to express approval; applaud:<ul><li>After the audience stopped clapping, the tenor sang two encores.</li></ul></li><li>To make an abrupt, sharp sound, as of flat surfaces striking against one another:<ul><li>The shutters clapped in the wind.</li></ul></li><li>To move or strike with such a sound:<ul><li>She clapped across the room in her slippers.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act or instance of clapping.</li><li>The abrupt, sharp sound produced by clapping.</li><li>A resounding blow; slap.</li><li>A loud and abrupt or explosive noise, as of thunder.</li><li>A sudden stroke, blow, or act.</li><li>Printing. Clapper (def 5).</li><li>Obsolete. A sudden mishap.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>