A Quick and Simple Dictionary

clap

1. Noun.  The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
2. Noun.  The explosive sound of thunder.
3. Noun.  Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
4. Noun.  A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
5. Verb.  To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
6. Verb.  To applaud.
7. Verb.  To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
8. Verb.  To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
9. Verb.  To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by ''up'' or ''together'').
10. Verb.  To set or put, usually in haste.
11. Noun.  (slang, with ''"the"'') Gonorrhea.
12. Noun.  (''Yorkshire dialect'') A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground) Edward Peacock, ''A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham, Lincolnshire'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=c3oKAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA188&dq=clap&as_brr=1 p 188].