CLAPPERCLAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clapperclaw mean? 

• CLAPPERCLAW (verb)
  The verb CLAPPERCLAW has 2 senses:

1. claw with the nails

2. use foul or abusive language towards

  Familiarity information: CLAPPERCLAW used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLAPPERCLAW (verb)

Sense 1

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Use foul or abusive language towards

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

abuse; blackguard; clapperclaw; shout

Context example:

The angry mother shouted at the teacher

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