Associations to the word «Applaud»

Wiktionary

APPLAUD, noun. (obsolete) Applause; applauding.
APPLAUD, noun. (obsolete) Plaudit.
APPLAUD, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
APPLAUD, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
APPLAUD TO THE ECHO, verb. To give loud and continuous applause.

Dictionary definition

APPLAUD, verb. Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval.
APPLAUD, verb. Express approval of; "I applaud your efforts".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats