[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clap \clap\, n. cf. of. clapoir.
   gonorrhea.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clap \clap\, v. i.
   1. to knock, as at a door. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. to strike the hands together in applause.
      1913 webster

            their ladies bid them clap.           --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to come together suddenly with noise.
      1913 webster

            the doors around me clapped.          --dryden.
      1913 webster

   4. to enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.
      obs. "shall we clap into it roundly, without . . .
      saying we are hoarse?" --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. to talk noisily; to chatter loudly. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clap \clap\ kla^p, v. t. imp.  p. p. clapped kla^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.
      1913 webster

            then like a bird it sits and sings,
            and whets and claps its silver wings. --marvell.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster
see also:
clapped clapping to clap hands to clap hold of to clap up 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clap \clap\ kla^p, 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." --swift.
      1913 webster

   2. a burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
      1913 webster

            horrible claps of thunder.            --hakewill.
      1913 webster

   3. a single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
      1913 webster

            what, fifty of my followers at a clap --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. a striking of hands to express approbation.
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            unextrected claps or hisses.          --addison.
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   5. noisy talk; chatter. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   6. falconry the nether part of the beak of a hawk.
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   clap dish. see clack dish, under clack, n.

   clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap
      together.
      1913 webster
see also:
clap dish clack dish clack clap net 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
bang eruption blast loud noise gonorrhea gonorrhoea 
clack applaud spat acclaim boo 
clapping clapped 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

233 moby thesaurus words for "clap":
   bedlam let loose, french disease, spanish pox, vd, acclaim,
   acclamation, acquired syphilis, applaud, applause, apply,
   balanitis gangrenosa, bang, bar, barricade, bash, bat, batten,
   batten down, bedlam, belt, biff, big hand, blast, bobbery, bolt,
   bonk, boom, brawl, brouhaha, bump, burst, burst of applause, bust,
   button, button up, cast, cerebral tabes, chancre, chancroid,
   charivari, cheer, cheer on, chirm, choke, choke off, chuck, clamor,
   clangor, clap the hands, clapping, clapping of hands, claps, clash,
   clatter, climatic bubo, clip, clobber, close, close up, clout,
   clump, coldcock, commotion, congenital syphilis,
   constitutional syphilis, constrict, contain, contract, cover,
   crack, crash, crump, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, din,
   discord, donnybrook, dose, dose of clap, drunken brawl, dustup,
   eclat, encore, fasten, fetch, fetch a blow, fifth venereal disease,
   flap, fling, flop, fold, fold up, fracas, free-for-all,
   general paresis, give a hand, gonorrhea, granuloma inguinale,
   granuloma venereum, great pox, hail, hand, handclap, handclapping,
   hard chancre, hear it for, hell broke loose, hit, hit a clip, howl,
   hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, hurl, impose, jab, jangle, key,
   knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, latch, latent syphilis,
   lay, let have it, lock, lock out, lock up, locomotor ataxia,
   loud noise, morbus gallicus, noise, noise and shouting, occlude,
   outcry, ovation, padlock, pandemonium, paralytic dementia, paresis,
   paste, pat, place, plank, plaudit, plop, plumb, plump, plunk, poke,
   popularity, pox, pudendal ulcer, punch, put, racket, rap, rattle,
   report, rhubarb, roar, root for, round of applause, row, ruckus,
   ruction, rumble, rumpus, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, shindy,
   shivaree, shut, shut the door, shut up, simple chancre, slam, slap,
   slat, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, social disease,
   sock, soft chancre, splat, squeeze shut, stick, strangle, strike,
   strike at, swap, swat, swipe, syph, syphilis,
   syphilitic meningoencephalitis, tabes, tabes dorsales, tap,
   tertiary syphilis, throw, thrust, thump, thunder,
   thunder of applause, thunderclap, thwack, tintamarre, toss,
   tropical bubo, tumult, uproar, venereal disease, wallop, whack,
   wham, whap, whomp, whop, yerk, zip up, zipper

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