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'clap' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'clap' with 4 example sentences.


clap verb

: put quickly or forcibly

: cause to strike the air in flight

: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

: clap one's hands together

: strike the air in flight

: strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting

: strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise

clap noun

: a sudden very loud noise

: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated


  • Everyone clapped at the end of the concert.
  • The lights turn on when you clap.
  • They did not clap for us.
  • Suddenly I heard a loud clap of thunder.
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