klap

/ klʌp /

verb

1. tr to slap or spank (a person)

noun

1. a slap or smack

Word History and Origins

Origin of klap¹

from Afrikaans

Example Sentences

Shales Frits Klap said the company was able to reduce flaring in the Permian by about 80% since 2017, crediting the reduction to new technologies such as the Climate Action Engine.

From Washington Times

Clap, klap, n. the noise made by the sudden striking together of two things, as the hands: a burst of sound: a slap.—v.t. to strike together so as to make a noise: to thrust or drive together suddenly: to fasten promptly: to pat with the hand in a friendly manner: to applaud with the hands: to bang: to imprison—e.g. 'to clap one in prison.'—v.i. to strike the hands together: to strike together with noise: to applaud:—pr.p. clap′ping; pa.p. clapped.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Ah ah, me wau wau no klap tenas man.

From Project Gutenberg

Klip, klap, plash the waves on the ship's wooden sides.

From Project Gutenberg

For a work with credibility in the classical world, “Parks” — especially the second movement, “Klap Ur Handz,” which instructs the musicians to clap and stomp in a kind of call-and-response pattern — generates unusual enthusiasm among young urban audiences.

From New York Times