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CLAPPERCLAW
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Use foul or abusive language towards
Example:
The angry mother shouted at the teacher
Synonyms:
abuse; blackguard; clapperclaw; shout
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "clapperclaw" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; lash out; round; snipe (attack in speech or writing)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clapperclaw"):
slang (abuse with coarse language)
rail; revile; vilify; vituperate (spread negative information about)
curse (heap obscenities upon)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Claw with the nails
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "clapperclaw" is one way to...):
claw (scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
