clap

Definitions

• The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
• The explosive sound of thunder.
• Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
• A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
• A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
• (falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
• (Yorkshire) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)