clap | (noun) a sudden very loud noise | Synonyms: bam, bang, blast, eruption |
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(noun) a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated | Synonyms: clack |
(noun) a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra | Synonyms: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea |
(verb) clap one's hands together | Synonyms: spat |
(verb) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, spat |
(verb) strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise | - |
(verb) strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting | - |
(verb) put quickly or forcibly | - |
(verb) strike the air in flight | - |
(verb) cause to strike the air in flight | - |
clapboard | (noun) a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below | Synonyms: weatherboard, weatherboarding |
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(verb) cover with clapboards | - |
clapper | (noun) metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side | Synonyms: tongue |
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(noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | Synonyms: glossa, lingua, tongue |
(noun) someone who applauds | Synonyms: applauder |
clapperboard | (noun) photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together | - |
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clapperclaw | (verb) use foul or abusive language towards | Synonyms: abuse, blackguard, shout |
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(verb) claw with the nails | - |
clappers | (noun) (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance | Synonyms: bones, castanets, finger cymbals |
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clapping | (noun) a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together | Synonyms: applause, hand clapping |
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claptrap | (noun) pompous or pretentious talk or writing | Synonyms: blah, bombast, fustian, rant |
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handclap | (noun) a clap of the hands to indicate approval | - |
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thunderclap | (noun) a single sharp crash of thunder | - |
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(noun) a shocking surprise | Synonyms: bombshell, thunderbolt |