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Verb clap has 7 senses
- clap - put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
--1 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- clap - cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
--2 is one way to beat, flap
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- applaud, clap, spat, acclaim - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
--3 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- clap, spat - clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
--4 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- clap - strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
--5 is one way to beat, flap
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- clap - strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
--6 is one way to hit
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- clap - strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"
--7 is one way to hit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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