Слово "clap". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Everything would happen too quickly for the grid crew to think of clapping a force field on it, or for them to manage it if they tried.

Spontaneously they began to clap and presently the platform was loud with applause.

clap, clap and jump."

At every clap of thunder, he cried out pitifully and buried his face in his hands.

At this moment there was a tremendous clap of thunder, accompanied by a flash of lightning so vivid, that it quite eclipsed the light of the lamp.

But again the heavenly fire would hide, and heavy claps of thunder would drive the golden idols into the darkness.

You were not organized. It didn't even occur to you to clap in unison.

I wouldn't even want them to clap for me.

They began to whistle, clap their hands, and laugh, and Marie ran away.

There was a general clapping of hands at this: it was the first really clever thing the King had said that day.

"You and Johnson should get together sometime," Brooks advised. "Old Starr would have you both clapped in irons for spreading alarm and... Hallo, hallo!" He straightened up in his chair and leaned forward. "Observe the old Duke there, Johnny!

He spun around. Even as he clapped his hand to his pocket he knew that he would find it empty.

Here the honest but inflexible servant clapped the door to and bolted it within.

The little prince clapped his hands.

“Precisely. It was I. I found that I had my man, so I came home and changed my clothes. It was a delicate part which I had to play then, for I saw that a prosecution must be avoided to avert scandal, and I knew that so astute a villain would see that our hands were tied in the matter. I went and saw him. At first, of course, he denied everything. But when I gave him every particular that had occurred, he tried to bluster and took down a life-preserver from the wall. I knew my man, however, and I clapped a pistol to his head before he could strike. Then he became a little more reasonable. I told him that we would give him a price for the stones he held—£1000 apiece. That brought out the first signs of grief that he had shown. ‘Why, dash it all!’ said he, ‘I’ve let them go at six hundred for the three!’ I soon managed to get the address of the receiver who had them, on promising him that there would be no prosecution. Off I set to him, and after much chaffering I got our stones at £1000 apiece. Then I looked in upon your son, told him that all was right, and eventually got to my bed about two o’clock, after what I may call a really hard day’s work.”

For answer Holmes clapped the hat upon his head.

“It's the Baker Street division of the detective police force,” said my companion gravely; and as he spoke there rushed into the room half a dozen of the dirtiest and most ragged street Arabs that ever I clapped eyes on.