Clap

//klæp//

Synonyms for "clap" (259 found)

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Noun(4 words)
bambangblastboom-boom

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Verb(3 words)
cheer onencheerhail

Related words (129)

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Noun(1 words)
thunderclap

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Translations

156 translations across 46 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • κρότος noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • κροτέω verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Arabic

4 entries
  • تَصْفِيق noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • صَفَّق noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • صَفَّق verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • صَفَّقَ verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ծափ noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

1 entries
  • ܟ̰ܲܦܵܐ noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)

Baluchi

1 entries
  • چاپ noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • пля́скаць verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • пля́скаць verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • пляскане noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • ръкопляскане noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • трипер noun (gonorrhea)
  • трясък noun (Any loud, sudden, explosive sound)

Catalan

4 entries
  • aplaudiment noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • purgacions noun (gonorrhea)
  • aplaudir verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • aplaudir verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • چەپڵە لێدان verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Cherokee

2 entries
  • ᏓᏏᏛᏂᎭ verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • ᏓᏏᏛᏂᎭ verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 拍手 verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)
  • 鼓掌 verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Czech

2 entries
  • tleskat verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • tleskat verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Dutch

4 entries
  • druiper noun (gonorrhea)
  • applaudisseren verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)
  • klappen verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • klappen verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Emilian

1 entries
  • bāter noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • aplaŭdi verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)
  • klaki verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Faroese

3 entries
  • klappan noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • klapping noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • klappa verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)

Finnish

3 entries
  • tippuri noun (gonorrhea)
  • taputtaa verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • taputtaa verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

French

4 entries
  • chaude-pisse noun (gonorrhea)
  • chtouille noun (gonorrhea)
  • applaudir verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)
  • balancer verb (To set or put, usually in haste)

German

4 entries
  • Klatschen noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • Knall noun (Any loud, sudden, explosive sound)
  • Schlag noun (Any loud, sudden, explosive sound)
  • Tripper noun (gonorrhea)

Greek

1 entries
  • χειροκροτώ verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • מְחִיאַת כַּף noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • כַּף מָחָא verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • מחא כפיים verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Hindi

1 entries
  • ताली बजाना verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • taps noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • tapsol noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • tapsol verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Irish

1 entries
  • boiseog noun (slap with the hand)

Italian

4 entries
  • battere noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • pacca noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • scolo noun (gonorrhea)
  • applaudire verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 手拍子 noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • 拍手 noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • 手を叩く verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • 拍手する verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Jeju

2 entries
  • 손뻭 noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • 손뻭치다 verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)

Korean

2 entries
  • 박수 noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • 박수를 치다 verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • ракоплескање noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • тресок noun (Any loud, sudden, explosive sound)
  • трипер noun (gonorrhea)
  • аплауди́ра verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • കരഘോഷം noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • കൈകൊട്ട് noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • കൈയ്യടി noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • കൊട്ട് noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)

Māori

2 entries
  • pakipaki noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • pakipaki verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • dryppert noun (gonorrhea)

Occitan

1 entries
  • ronçar verb (To set or put, usually in haste)

Polish

4 entries
  • klask noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • tryper noun (gonorrhea)
  • wiewiór noun (gonorrhea)
  • bić brawo verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • estouro noun (Any loud, sudden, explosive sound)
  • palma noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • aplaudir verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)
  • bater palmas verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)

Russian

4 entries
  • гоноре́я noun (gonorrhea)
  • хлопо́к noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • хлопо́к noun (Any loud, sudden, explosive sound)
  • аплоди́ровать verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • pljeskati verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • pljeskati verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Slovak

2 entries
  • tlieskať verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • tlieskať verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Slovene

2 entries
  • ploskati verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • ploskati verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Spanish

4 entries
  • aplauso noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • palma noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • palmeo noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • palmoteo noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)

Telugu

1 entries
  • కరతాళము noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)

Thai

3 entries
  • ตบมือ verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)
  • ตบมือ verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)
  • ปรบมือ verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Turkish

1 entries
  • şak verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • аплодува́ти verb (transitive: to applaud by clapping the hands)
  • ля́скати verb (To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound)
  • ля́снути verb (To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound)
  • плеска́ти verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)

Welsh

1 entries
  • clap noun (gonorrhea)

Yoruba

2 entries
  • ìpàtẹ́wọ́ noun (The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together)
  • pàtẹ́wọ́ verb (intransitive: to strike the palms of the hands together)

Sample sentences

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Suddenly I heard a loud clap of thunder.

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They did not clap for us.

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Two hands clap and there is a sound. What is the sound of one hand?

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Tom didn't clap after Mary's performance.

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