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clap

Entry Word:: clap
Function:: noun

Text: 1 a loud explosive sound<a clap of thunder that woke the whole house up>Synonymsbang, blast, boom, crack, crash, pop, report, slam, smash, snap, thwack, whackRelated Wordsclang, clangor, clank, clash; knock, rap, tap; clamor, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar 2 a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument<a sharp clap to the head of the disrespectful youth>— see ¹¹blow

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