Clack

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To make an abrupt, sharp sound, as in the collision of two hard surfaces.
  • verb-intransitive. To chatter thoughtlessly or at length.
  • verb-intransitive. To cackle or cluck, as a hen.
  • v. To cause to make an abrupt, sharp sound.
  • n. A clacking sound: the clack of an old-fashioned typewriter.
  • n. Something that makes a clacking sound.
  • n. Thoughtless, prolonged talk; chatter.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. an abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a clatter; in sound, midway between a click and a clunk
  • n. Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
  • n. chatter; prattle
  • v. to make such a sound
  • v. to chatter or babble
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click.
  • verb-intransitive. To utter words rapidly and continually, or with abruptness; to let the tongue run.
  • v. To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
  • v. To utter rapidly and inconsiderately.
  • n. A sharp, abrupt noise, or succession of noises, made by striking an object.
  • n. Anything that causes a clacking noise, as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
  • n. Continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a quick sharp noise, or a succession of sharp sounds, as by striking or cracking; crack; rattle; snap.
  • To utter sounds or words rapidly and continually, or with sharpness and abruptness; let the tongue run or rattle.
  • To cause to make a sharp, short, snapping sound; rattle; clap: as, to clack two pieces of wood together.
  • To speak without thought; rattle out.
  • n. A sharp, repeated, rattling sound; clatter: as, the clack of a mill.
  • n. In a grist-mill: That part of the mill that strikes the hopper, to move or shake it, for discharging its contents.
  • n. A bell that rings when more corn is required to be put in the hopper.
  • n. A valve of a pump.
  • n. A ball-valve connected with the boiler of a locomotive. See ball-ralve and clack-box, 2.
  • n. A kind of small windmill with a clapper, set on the top of a pole to frighten away birds. Also called clack-mill, and formerly clacket.
  • n. Continual talk; prattle; gossip; tattle.
  • To cluck or cackle, as a hen.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  • n. a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
  • n. a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
  • v. make a rattling sound
  • v. make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
    • Verb Form
    clacked    clacking    clacks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    noise    valve    resound    make noise    emit   
    Cross Reference
    cornish clack   
    Form
    clacked    clacking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rattle    click    prattle    prating    clatter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adak    Black    Braque    Chirac    Jack   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clacking    clank    clop    clatter    clunk   
     
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