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(verb) clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" |
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Synonyms: spat |
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Related Words: gesticulate, gesture, motion |
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(verb) strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise, as of two flat, hard surfaces |
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Related Words: hit, strike |
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(verb) strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting |
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Related Words: hit |
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(verb) put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail" |
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Related Words: lay, place, pose, position, put, set |
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(verb) strike the air in flight; of the wings of certain birds |
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Related Words: beat, flap |
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(verb) cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings" |
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Related Words: beat, flap |
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(verb) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval |
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Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, spat |
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Related Words: bravo, gesticulate, gesture, motion |
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(noun) a sudden very loud noise |
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Synonyms: bang, blast, blowup, eruption, loud noise |
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Related Words: noise, water hammer |
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(noun) 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 |
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Related Words: Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, VD, Venus's curse, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, venereal disease |
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