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English noun: clack | |||
| 1. | clack (event) a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated | ||
| Synonyms | clap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| 2. | clack (artifact) a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction | ||
| Synonyms | clack valve, clapper valve | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | valve | ||
English verb: clack | |||
| 1. | clack (perception) make a rattling sound | ||
| Samples | Clattering dishes. | ||
| Examples | Cars clack in the streets , The streets clack with cars | ||
| Synonyms | brattle, clatter | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | make noise, noise, resound | ||
| 2. | clack (communication) make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens | ||
| Synonyms | click, cluck | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| 3. | clack (communication) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||
| Synonyms | blab, blabber, chatter, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter | ||
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