хло́пать

fairly common #3306C2

verbimperfective perfective is хло́пнуть

1.
to clap, to applaud
Дети хло́пали в ладоши.
The children were clapping their hands.
Often хлопать в ладоши.
2.
to slam, to bang
Не хло́пай две́рью!
Don't slam the door!
Typically with дверью (instrumental).
3.
to slap, to pat
Он дру́жески хло́пал меня́ по плечу́.
He was giving me friendly pats on the shoulder.
E.g. хлопать по плечу - to pat on the shoulder.
4.
to flap
Пти́ца хло́пала кры́льями.
The bird was flapping its wings.
5.
(rare) to knock back (drinks), to swig
Они́ весь ве́чер хло́пали во́дку.
They were knocking back vodka all evening.
Colloquial, of alcohol.

Examples

Публика долго хлопала бисирующему скрипачу.
The audience applauded the violinist giving an encore for a long time.
Том хло́пал в ладоши.
Tom clapped.
Зри́тели переста́ли хло́пать.
The audience stopped clapping.
Дети хлопали в ладоши под потешку.
The children clapped their hands along to the nursery rhyme.
Ребёнок, изумляющийся каждому фокусу, хлопал в ладоши.
The child, amazed by every trick, clapped his hands.
Все хло́пали.
Everybody was clapping.
Огорошенные зрители не сразу начали хлопать.
The stunned spectators did not start applauding immediately.
Зал переста́л хло́пать.
The audience stopped clapping.

Imperative
ты	хло́пай
вы	хло́пайте

Active present	хло́пающий	clapping, applauding
Active past	хло́павший	clapping, applauding
Passive present	хло́паемый	flapping, being flapped, being clapped, being slammed
Passive past	хлопанный	beaten, swatted
Gerund present	хло́пая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	хло́пав хлопавши	while doing (past)

хлопpop; serf
noun
хло́пнутьto slam; to slap; to knock back (a drink)
verbperfective
захло́пнутьto slam shut; to trap
verbperfective
захло́пыватьto slam shut; to trap; to clap (a speaker) off the stage
verbimperfective
похло́пыватьto pat
verbimperfective

LockedUnlock full word family

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
хло́пать	-	to clap; to slam; to slap; to flap; to knock back (drinks)
захло́пать	за-	to start clapping; to clap down (a speaker)
похло́пать	по-	to pat; to clap a little
прохло́пать	про-	to let slip; to clap (for a while)