Words / B1

KLAP/klæp/

To clap is to hit your hands together to show you like something. Applaud is the more formal twin. Assemblies: clap at the end, not during the two-minute silence.

Meaning

To hit your hands together to show you like something.

Examples

• “Clap at the end of the assembly, not during the two-minute silence.”
• “A clap of thunder is the weather sense — a sudden loud sound, not applause.”

Good to know

clap; give someone a clap. Formal: applaud. Noun: a clap. School / concerts. Irregular? Regular: clapped / clapped. Mix-up: clasp (to hold).

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