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Noun clap has 3 senses

bang, clap, eruption, blast, loud noise - a sudden very loud noise
--₁ is a kind of noise
--₁ has particulars: water hammer
Derived form: verb clap₇
gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap - a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
--₂ is a kind of venereal disease, VD, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, sexually transmitted disease
clack, clap - a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
--₃ is a kind of noise

Derived form: verb clap₇

Verb clap has 7 senses

clap - put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
--₁ is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
clap - cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
--₂ is one way to beat, flap
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
applaud, clap, spat, acclaim - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
--₃ is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion

Derived forms: noun clapper₁, noun clapping₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
clap, spat - clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
--₄ is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion

Derived forms: noun clapper₁, noun clapping₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
clap - strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
--₅ is one way to beat, flap
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
clap - strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
--₆ is one way to hit
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
clap - strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"
--₇ is one way to hit

Derived forms: noun clap₃, noun clap₁, noun clapper₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something