Possible Definitions:
1. Clap (v. t.) 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. Clap (v. t.) To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
3. Clap (v. t.) To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
4. Clap (v. t.) To express contempt or derision.
5. Clap (v. i.) To knock, as at a door.
6. Clap (v. i.) To strike the hands together in applause.
7. Clap (v. i.) To come together suddenly with noise.
8. Clap (v. i.) To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
9. Clap (v. i.) To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
10. Clap (n.) A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
11. Clap (n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
12. Clap (n.) A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
13. Clap (n.) A striking of hands to express approbation.
14. Clap (n.) Noisy talk; chatter.
15. Clap (n.) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
16. Clap (n.) Gonorrhea.
