All handclap synonyms

noun handclap

• smash — to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
• wham — a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact: the wham of a pile driver.
• crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
• applause — Applause is the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
• burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
• thunder — a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
• thwack — to strike or beat vigorously with something flat; whack.
• slap — a gap or opening, as in a fence, wall, cloud bank, or line of troops.
• thrust — to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back.
• bang — If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
• slam — the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
• boom — If there is a boom in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity, for example in the amount of things that are being bought and sold.
• wallop — to beat soundly; thrash.
• crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
• strike — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
• pat — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
• blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
• whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
• thunderclap — a crash of thunder.