clap (together or up)

verb

Definition of clap (together or up)next
as in to devise
to perform, make, or do without preparation we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clap (together or up)
  1. devise
  2. concoct
  3. improvise
  4. fake
Verb
  • Judge Kaplan gave the city two weeks to devise a plan for handing over the names.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • To avoid such pitfalls, researchers want to devise tests of introspection that can’t be gamed using outside information.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of devise
Verb
  • An amalgam of the precise and the visionary, such as Turner alone could concoct.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Churchill got the approval of Gilded Age showrunner and creator Julian Fellowes, as well as HBO head of drama Francesca Orsi and CEO Casey Bloys, and then concocted a way that the cameo could work without being too distracting to the audience.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of concoct
Verb
  • The dialogue was largely improvised based on a loose plot summary posted behind the stage for the performers to refer to.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Ruiz Caldera asked Nielsen to imitate Chiquito, then let the two comedians improvise.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of improvise
Verb
  • This skincare-forward, creamy formula neutralizes my purple-blue under-eye shadows, faking far more hours slept.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That level of detail is what makes a modern invite harder to fake and gives guests the confidence to say 'yes' without second-guessing.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of fake
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“Clap (together or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clap%20%28together%20or%20up%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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