Found 3 items, similar to Clapping.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: clap
bertepuk-tangan, menepuk, tamparan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: clapping
clapping
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clap
clapping
n : a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
[syn:
applause,
hand clapping]
clap
v 1: put quickly or forcibly;
“The judge clapped him in jail”
2: cause to strike the air in flight;
“The big bird clapped its
wings”
3: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn:
applaud,
spat,
acclaim] [ant:
boo]
4: clap one's hands together;
“The children were clapping to
the music” [syn:
spat]
5: strike the air in flight;
“the wings of the birds clapped
loudly”
6: strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way,
as in encouragement or greeting
7: strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise;
“clap two boards together”
[also:
clapping,
clapped]
clap
n 1: a sudden very loud noise [syn:
bang,
eruption,
blast,
loud noise]
2: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria
gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain
around the urethra [syn:
gonorrhea,
gonorrhoea]
3: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be
repeated [syn:
clack]
[also:
clapping,
clapped]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Clapping
Clap
\Clap\ (kl[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Clapped (kl[a^]pt);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Clapping.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. &
Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to
split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.]
1. 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.
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Then like a bird it sits and sings,
And whets and claps its silver wings. --Marvell.
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2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt
manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
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He had just time to get in and clap to the door.
--Locke
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Clap an extinguisher upon your irony. --Lamb.
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3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands
together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
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To clap hands.
(a) To pledge faith by joining hands. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) To express contempt or derision. [Obs.] --Lam. ii. 15.
To clap hold of, to seize roughly or quickly.
To clap up.
(a) To imprison hastily or without due formality.
(b) To make or contrive hastily. [Obs.]
“Was ever match
clapped up so suddenly?” --Shak.
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