acclaim vs clap

acclaim

verb
  • To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically. 

  • To express great approval (for). 

  • To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation. 

  • To declare by acclamations. 

noun
  • An acclamation; a shout of applause. 

clap

verb
  • To applaud. 

  • To fornicate, copulate. 

  • To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together). 

  • To slap with the hand in a jovial manner. 

  • To shoot (somebody) with a gun. 

  • To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound. 

  • To have sex. 

  • To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound. 

  • To set or put, usually in haste. 

noun
  • The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. 

  • A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. 

  • A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground) 

  • Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound. 

  • The nether part of the beak of a hawk. 

  • The explosive sound of thunder. 

  • Gonorrhea. 

  • A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner. 

How often have the words acclaim and clap occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )