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HANDCLAP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does handclap mean?
• HANDCLAP (noun)
The noun HANDCLAP has 1 sense:
1. a clap of the hands to indicate approval
Familiarity information: HANDCLAP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clap of the hands to indicate approval
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("handclap" is a kind of...):
applause; clapping; hand clapping (a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together)
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