1. applaud - Noun
2. applaud - Verb
To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.
To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.
To express approbation loudly or significantly.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by. Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself. Will Rogers
Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance. William O. Douglas
You cannot applaud with one hand. Persian Proverb
One hand can't applaud. Algerian Proverb
Applaud the man who cheats a cheater. Italian Proverb