Verb
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
4. clap one's hands together;
"The children were clapping to the music"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"