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Word: clap
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Meaning:
Noun:
- Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
- A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
- slang (''always as'' ?'''the clap'''?) Gonorrhea.
- The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- (''Yorkshire dialect'') A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
[Edward Peacock, ''A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham, Lincolnshire'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=c3oKAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA188&dq=clap&as_brr=1 p 188]]
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Verb:
- To applaud.
- To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
- To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by ''up'' or ''together'').
- To set or put, usually in haste.
- To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
- To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
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