VERB | contact | clap | put quickly or forcibly |
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motion | clap | cause to strike the air in flight | |
communication | clap, applaud, spat, acclaim | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | |
body | clap, spat | clap one's hands together | |
motion | clap | strike the air in flight | |
contact | clap | strike with the flat of the hand | |
contact | clap | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise | |
NOUN | event | clap, bang, eruption, blast, bam | a sudden very loud noise |
state | clap, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea | a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae | |
event | clap, clack | a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together |
Sounds | klae'p | |
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Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... |
Meaning | A sudden very loud noise. | |
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Synonyms | bang, eruption, blast, bam | |
Narrower | water hammer | The banging sound of steam in pipes |
Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
Spanish | estallido, explosión | |
Catalan | explosió | |
Verbs | clap | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
Meaning | A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra. | |
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Synonyms | gonorrhea, gonorrhoea | |
Broader | venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD | A communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact |
Spanish | blenorragia, blenorrea, gonorrea | |
Catalan | gonocòccia, gonorrea |
Meaning | A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated. | |
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Synonym | clack | |
Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
Verbs | clap | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
Meaning | put quickly or forcibly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "The judge clapped him in jail" | |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
Meaning | Cause to strike the air in flight. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "The big bird clapped its wings" | |
Broader | beat, flap | Move with a thrashing motion |
Meaning | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | applaud, spat, acclaim | |
Entails | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to |
Narrower | bravo | applaud with shouts of 'bravo' or 'brava' |
Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement |
Opposite | boo, hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech |
Spanish | aclamar, aplaudir, ovacionar, vitorear | |
Catalan | aplaudir | |
Nouns | clapper | someone who applauds |
clapping | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together |
Meaning | clap one's hands together. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "The children were clapping to the music" | |
Synonym | spat | |
Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement |
Spanish | aplaudir, palmotear | |
Catalan | aplaudir, picar de mans | |
Nouns | clapper | someone who applauds |
clapping | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together |
Meaning | strike the air in flight. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "the wings of the birds clapped loudly" | |
Broader | beat, flap | Move with a flapping motion |
Meaning | strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
Spanish | palmear, palmotear |
Meaning | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "clap two boards together" | |
Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
Nouns | clap | a sudden very loud noise |
clap | a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together | |
clapper | metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side |
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