clap eyes on
To see; to lay eyes on.
And four years after Pep from Catalonia first clapped eyes on Phil from Stockport across a crowded rondo, here finally was the consummation.
clap
/klæp/
noun 6verb 5
Collocations
4(noun.)
ADJ
big
VERB + CLAP
give sb
PREP
~ for
Everyone clapped for the bride and groom as they walked back down the aisle.
(verb.)
ADV
enthusiastically, loudly
The crowd clapped loudly when the band finished their final song.
Definitions
noun
1
The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
He summoned the waiter with a clap.
2
The explosive sound of thunder.
The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.
With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific.
3
Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
Off in the distance, he heard the clap of thunder.
Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room.
4
A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
His father's affection never went further than a handshake or a clap on the shoulder.
5
A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
What, fifty of my followers at a clap!
But it took him a long time to get down-stairs, and a still longer to undo the fastenings, repenting (I dare say) and taken with fresh claps of fear at every second step and every bolt and bar.
verb
1
To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
The children began to clap in time with the music.
2
To applaud.
The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a deep curtsey.
It isn’t the singers they are clapping; it's the composer.
3
To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.
4
To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
He clapped the empty glass down on the table.
She clapped the book shut.
5
To slam (a door or window); formerly often construed with to.
Hostesse clap to the doores.
The doors around me clapped.
noun
1
Gonorrhea.
With the mischiefe of the melt and maw, / The clape and the canker,—
I stepped out of my tent in Marrakech one night to get a bar of candy and caught your dose of clap when that Wac I never even saw before hissed me into the bushes.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together
noun — a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria
- gonorrhea
- gonorrhoea
verb — clap one's hands together
Idioms & Phrases
clap one's hands red
To clap or applaud intensely.
At the end of the lecture, the old man strode to the front of the hall, shook the American by the hand and said - with passion - 'My dear fellow, I wish to thank you. I have been w
Example Bank
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He summoned the waiter with a clap.
Wiktionary02
The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome specta
Wiktionary03
With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific.
Wiktionary04
The children began to clap in time with the music.
Wiktionary05
The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a deep curtsey.
Wiktionary06
It isn’t the singers they are clapping; it's the composer.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, clap is marked as obsolete, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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