clap
/klæp/ verb (present participle clapping, past tense and past participle clapped)Definition
HANDS [I, T] › to hit your hands together, often repeatedly, especially in order to show that you enjoyed a performance: The crowd clapped and cheered for more.
clap sb on the back/shoulder › to hit someone on the back or shoulder in a friendly way
PUT [T] › to put something somewhere suddenly: She clapped her hands over her ears and refused to listen.
(Definition of clap verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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