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claps definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb clap 1 of 7 senses of clap Sense 3 applaud, clap, spat, acclaim => bravo Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb clap 1 of 7 senses of clap Sense 3 applaud, clap, spat, acclaim => bravo Entailment of verb clap 1 of 7 senses of clap Sense 3 applaud, clap, spat, acclaim => approve, ok okay, sanction Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb clap 7 senses of clap Sense 1 clap => put set place pose, position, lay Sense 2 clap => beat flap Sense 3 applaud, clap, spat, acclaim => gesticulate, gesture, motion Sense 4 clap, spat => gesticulate, gesture, motion Sense 5 clap => beat flap Sense 6 clap => hit Sense 7 clap => hit, strike Familiarity of verb clap clap used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb clap Sense 1 clap => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- Sense 2 clap => beat flap -------------- Sense 3 applaud, clap, spat, acclaim => gesticulate, gesture, motion -------------- Sense 4 clap, spat => gesticulate, gesture, motion -------------- Sense 5 clap => beat flap -------------- Sense 6 clap => hit -------------- Sense 7 clap => hit, strike -------------- Grep of noun clap clap clapboard clapper clapper valve clapperboard clappers clapping claptrap handclap thunderclap Overview of noun clap The noun clap has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) bang, blowup, clap, eruption, blast, loud noise -- (a sudden very loud noise) 2. gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap -- (a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra) 3. clack, clap -- (a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated) Overview of verb clap The verb clap has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) clap -- (put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail") 2. (1) clap -- (cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings") 3. (1) applaud, clap, spat, acclaim -- (clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval) 4. (1) clap, spat -- (clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music") 5. clap -- (strike the air in flight; of the wings of certain birds) 6. clap -- (strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way as in encouragement or greeting) 7. clap -- (strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise, as of two flat, hard surfaces) Overview of noun clap The noun clap has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) bang, blowup, clap, eruption, blast, loud noise -- (a sudden very loud noise) 2. gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap -- (a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra) 3. clack, clap -- (a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated) Overview of verb clap The verb clap has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) clap -- (put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail") 2. (1) clap -- (cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings") 3. (1) applaud, clap, spat, acclaim -- (clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval) 4. (1) clap, spat -- (clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music") 5. clap -- (strike the air in flight; of the wings of certain birds) 6. clap -- (strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way as in encouragement or greeting) 7. clap -- (strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise, as of two flat, hard surfaces)
claps definition
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