Clap vs. Rap

Clapnoun

The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.

‘He summoned the waiter with a clap.’;

Rapnoun

(countable) A sharp blow with something hard.

‘The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.’;

Clapnoun

The explosive sound of thunder.

Rapnoun

(uncountable) Blame (for something), whether or not it results in a conviction.

‘You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.’;

Clapnoun

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.’;

Rapnoun

(informal) A casual talk

Clapnoun

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.’;

Rapnoun

Rap music.

Clapnoun

A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.

Rapnoun

A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.

Clapnoun

(falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

Rapnoun

A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

Clapnoun

(Yorkshire) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)

Rapnoun

(historical) Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

Clapnoun

Gonorrhea.

Rapnoun

A whit; a jot.

‘I don't care a rap.’; ‘That's not worth a rap.’;

Clapverb

To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.

‘The children began to clap in time with the music.’;

Rapverb

(intransitive) To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.

Clapverb

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.’;

Rapverb

To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

Clapverb

To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.

‘He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.’;

Rapverb

(metalworking) To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.

Clapverb

To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.

‘He clapped the empty glass down on the table.’; ‘She clapped the book shut.’; ‘He clapped across the floor in his boots.’;

Rapverb

(ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.

‘He started to rap after listening to the Beastie Boys’; ‘He rapped a song to his girlfriend.''’;

Clapverb

To come together suddenly with noise.

Rapverb

To talk casually.

Clapverb

To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).

‘We should clap together a shelter before nightfall.’; ‘The rival factions clapped up a truce.’;

Rapnoun

A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

Clapverb

To set or put, usually in haste.

‘The sheriff clapped him in jail.’; ‘She was the prettiest thing I'd ever clapped eyes on.’;

Rapnoun

A quick, smart blow; a knock.

Clapverb

To shoot (somebody) with a gun.

Rapnoun

A popular name for any of the tokens that passed current for a half-penny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

‘Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps.’; ‘Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a rap, save with her consent.’;

Clapverb

To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings.

‘Then like a bird it sits and sings,And whets and claps its silver wings.’;

Rapnoun

conversation; also, rapping.

Clapverb

To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; - often followed by to, into, on, or upon.

‘He had just time to get in and clap to the door.’; ‘Clap an extinguisher upon your irony.’;

Rapnoun

a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments; rap music.

Clapverb

To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.

Rapverb

To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.

Clapverb

To knock, as at a door.

Rapverb

To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

‘With one great peal they rap the door.’;

Clapverb

To strike the hands together in applause.

‘Their ladies bid them clap.’;

Rapverb

To free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.

Clapverb

To come together suddenly with noise.

‘The doors around me clapped.’;

Rapverb

To snatch away; to seize and hurry off.

‘And through the Greeks and Ilians they raptThe whirring chariot.’; ‘From Oxford I was rapt by my nephew, Sir Edmund Bacon, to Redgrove.’;

Clapverb

To enter with alacrity and briskness; - with to or into.

Rapverb

To hasten.

Clapverb

To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.

Rapverb

To seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or rapture; as, rapt into admiration.

‘I'm rapt with joy to see my Marcia's tears.’; ‘Rapt into future times, the bard begun.’;

Clapnoun

A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.

Rapverb

To exchange; to truck.

Clapnoun

A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.

‘Horrible claps of thunder.’;

Rapverb

To engage in a discussion, converse.

Clapnoun

A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.

‘What, fifty of my followers at a clap!’;

Rapverb

to perform a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments. It is considered by some as a type of music; see rap music.

‘All they could rap and rend and pilfer.’; ‘A judge who rapped out a great oath.’;

Clapnoun

A striking of hands to express approbation.

‘Unextrected claps or hisses.’;

Rapnoun

a reproach for some lapse or misdeed;

‘he took the blame for it’; ‘it was a bum rap’;

Clapnoun

Noisy talk; chatter.

Rapnoun

a gentle blow

Clapnoun

The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

Rapnoun

the sound made by a gentle blow

Clapnoun

Gonorrhea.

Rapnoun

voluble conversation

Clapnoun

a sudden very loud noise

Rapnoun

genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

Clapnoun

a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

Rapnoun

the act of hitting vigorously;

‘he gave the table a whack’;

Clapnoun

a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

Rapverb

strike sharply;

‘rap him on the knuckles’;

Clapverb

put quickly or forcibly;

‘The judge clapped him in jail’;

Rapverb

make light, repeated taps on a surface;

‘he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently’;

Clapverb

cause to strike the air in flight;

‘The big bird clapped its wings’;

Rapverb

perform rap music

Clapverb

clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

Rapverb

talk volubly

Clapverb

clap one's hands together;

‘The children were clapping to the music’;

Rapverb

strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention

‘he stood up and rapped the table’; ‘she rapped on the window’;

Clapverb

strike the air in flight;

‘the wings of the birds clapped loudly’;

Rapverb

strike (something) several times against a hard surface

‘she rapped her stick on the floor’;

Clapverb

strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting

Rapverb

strike sharply with a stick or similar implement

‘she rapped my fingers with a ruler’;

Clapverb

strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise;

‘clap two boards together’;

Rapverb

criticize severely

‘certain banks are to be rapped for delaying interest rate cuts’;

Rapverb

say sharply or suddenly

‘the ambassador rapped out an order’;

Rapverb

talk or chat in an easy and familiar manner

‘we could be here all night rapping about spiritualism’;

Rapverb

perform rap music

‘he raps under the name of Mr T’;

Rapnoun

a quick, sharp knock or blow

‘there was a confident rap at the door’;

Rapnoun

a sharp criticism

‘social services were smarting from an Ombudsman's rap’;

Rapnoun

a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing

‘rap artists’; ‘the label specializes in rap and modern soul’;

Rapnoun

a piece of rap, or the words themselves

‘the track's a surprisingly lyrical rap’;

Rapnoun

a lengthy or impromptu conversation

‘dropping in after work for a rap over a beer’;

Rapnoun

a criminal charge, especially of a specified kind

‘he's just been acquitted on a murder rap’;

Rapnoun

a person's reputation, typically a bad one

‘why should drag queens get a bad rap?’;

Rapnoun

the smallest amount (used for emphasis)

‘he doesn't care a rap whether it's true or not’;