2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Horrible claps of thunder.
Hakewill.
3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
What, fifty of my followers at a clap!
Shak.
4. A striking of hands to express approbation.
Unextrected claps or hisses.
Addison.
5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n. — Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or
clap together.
Clap
(Clap) n. [Cf. OF. clapoir.] Gonorrhea.
