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clap /ˈklæp/
拍手,拍手聲,霹靂聲,淋病(vt.)(vi.)鼓掌,輕敲
clap /ˈklæp/ 名詞
振翼,拍翅膀,拍打法,淋病
Clap v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clapped p. pr. & vb. n. Clapping.]
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.
Then like a bird it sits and sings,
And whets and claps its silver wings. --Marvell.
2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
He had just time to get in and clap to the door. --Locke
Clap an extinguisher upon your irony. --Lamb.
3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
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?”
Clap v. i.
1. To knock, as at a door. [Obs.]
2. To strike the hands together in applause.
Their ladies bid them clap. --Shak.
3. To come together suddenly with noise.
The doors around me clapped. --Dryden.
4. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. [Obs.] “Shall we clap into it roundly, without . . . saying we are hoarse?”
5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.]
Clap n.
1. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. “Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room.”
2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Horrible claps of thunder. --Hakewill.
3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
What, fifty of my followers at a clap! --Shak.
4. A striking of hands to express approbation.
Unextrected claps or hisses. --Addison.
5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.]
6. Falconry The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n.
Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.
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]
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]