1. (noun)bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam a sudden very loud noise
2. (noun)gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
3. (verb)clack, clap a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
4. (verb)clap put quickly or forcibly "The judge clapped him in jail"
5. (verb)clap cause to strike the air in flight "The big bird clapped its wings"
6. (verb)applaud, clap, spat, acclaim clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
7. (verb)clap, spat clap one's hands together "The children were clapping to the music"
8. (verb)clap strike the air in flight "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"