Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 55 compound words that contain clap. The most common are listed below. Open clap in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- clap backTo make a witty or sarcastic retort.
- thunder clapAlternative form of thunderclap: A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.
- clap-o-meterAlternative form of clapometer: An audience-reaction monitor used to give a visual interpretation of applause; once used on some television game shows.
- clap skatea type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.
- clap skatesplural of clap skate: a type of speedskate used in longtrack speedskating, where the skate blade is hinged at the front pillar to the boot, with the heel pillar being free, and kept in place by a spring mechanism.
- golf clapA sarcastic or humorous form of applause performed by lightly and rapidly clapping the fingers of one hand against the palm of the other, used to show indifference or disdain, or to show polite or quiet appreciation.
- please clapTypically added to the end of a sentence when the audience is losing interest, or when the speaker understands they have become uninteresting.
- slow clapA form of clapping in which audience members clap slowly, with long intervals between claps, as a form of heckling and to demonstrate that they disapprove of a performer, speaker, etc.
- stomp clapClipping of stomp clap hey: A type of indie folk that enjoyed some popularity around the late 2000s and early 2010s.
- clap upto imprison
- after-clapAlternative form of afterclap: An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
- clap netA net for catching birds or insects, which can be drawn closed by pulling a string.
- clap one's hands redTo clap or applaud intensely.
- clap coldStone cold (in temperature).
- clap-trapAlternative form of claptrap: Empty verbiage or nonsense.
- clap eyes onTo see; to lay eyes on.
- stomp clap heyA type of indie folk that enjoyed some popularity around the late 2000s and early 2010s.
- clap netsplural of clap net: A net for catching birds or insects, which can be drawn closed by pulling a string.
- clap outTo clap to the rhythm of (a song).
- clap togetherTo slap something together; to create or make (something) hastily and haphazardly.
- clap-breadAlternative form of clapbread: clapcake
- clap-breadsplural of clap-bread: clapcake
- fairy clapA form of clapping where one or two fingers on each hand are tapped against the palms of the same hand, rather than striking the hands together.
- clap-o-metersplural of clap-o-meter: An audience-reaction monitor used to give a visual interpretation of applause; once used on some television game shows.
- clap-in-clap-outA children's parlour game involving clapping, in which one of the boys is called into the room and has to guess which girl chose him.
Compound words 55
- clappingpresent participle and gerund of clap
- thunderclapA sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.
- clapboardA narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
- afterclapAn additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
- clappetyCharacterised by clapped or clapping sounds; clappy.
- beclapTo grasp, insnare, ensnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly.
- clappyResembling or characteristic of a clap of the hands.
- unclapTo remove (one's hand clapped over one's mouth, or similar).
- handclapA single clap of the hands.
- clapbreadclapcake