| patter | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. line of gab, patter, spiel | plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson). |
| ~ communication channel, channel, line | (often plural) a means of communication or access.; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" |
| n. (event) | 2. patter | a quick succession of light rapid sounds.; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet" |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| v. (weather) | 3. patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle | rain gently.; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" |
| ~ rain, rain down | precipitate as rain.; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" |
| v. (perception) | 4. patter, pitter-patter | make light, rapid and repeated sounds.; "gently pattering rain" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| clap | | |
| n. (event) | 1. bam, bang, blast, clap, eruption | a sudden very loud noise. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| ~ water hammer | the banging sound of steam in pipes. |
| n. (state) | 2. clap, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea | a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra. |
| ~ cupid's disease, cupid's itch, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, std, vd, venereal disease, venereal infection, venus's curse, dose | a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact. |
| n. (event) | 3. clack, clap | a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| v. (contact) | 4. clap | put quickly or forcibly.; "The judge clapped him in jail" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (motion) | 5. clap | cause to strike the air in flight.; "The big bird clapped its wings" |
| ~ flap, beat | move with a thrashing motion.; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" |
| v. (communication) | 6. acclaim, applaud, clap, spat | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval. |
| ~ approve, o.k., okay, sanction | give sanction to.; "I approve of his educational policies" |
| ~ bravo | applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'. |
| ~ gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement.; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
| v. (body) | 7. clap, spat | clap one's hands together.; "The children were clapping to the music" |
| ~ gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement.; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
| v. (motion) | 8. clap | strike the air in flight.; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly" |
| ~ flap, beat | move with a flapping motion.; "The bird's wings were flapping" |
| v. (contact) | 9. clap | strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting. |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (contact) | 10. clap | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise.; "clap two boards together" |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
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