(transitive with em) to beat; to beat up (to attack someone violently) / (intransitive or transitive with em or contra or a reciprocal pronoun) to hit; to strike (to collide with violently) / (transitive) to crash (to cause something to collide) / (transitive) to clap (to repeatedly strike two objects, especially the hands) / (transitive with em or a) to knock on (to hit an object rhythmically in order to get someone’s attention) / (music, transitive with em or with no preposition) to beat (to play a percussion instrument) / (transitive) to close something (such as a door or drawer) violently / (Brazil, transitive) to snap (to create a photograph) / (chiefly military, transitive) to scout (to explore a wide terrain) / (cooking, transitive) to whisk; to whip; to beat (to mix in a rapid aerating fashion) / (transitive) to flail an object, such as a rug or piece of clothing, in order to remove dust or water from it

(informal, intransitive) to be sane

(intransitive, informal) to chat; to talk; to engage in a conversation

to clap; to applaud

Alternative form of bater palma

(Brazil, slang) to wank; to jerk off; to masturbate

(Brazil, idiomatic) to play association football

(Brazil, idiomatic, childish) to close one's eyes and count, for the purposes of a children's game such as hide-and-seek

(euphemistic) to wank, to knock one out (of a male)

(Brazil) (arriving) to clock in (US), clock on (UK), to punch in (US); (leaving) to clock out (US), clock off (UK), to punch out (US) (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card)