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feud of long standing between the two clans, which culminated in
the massacre of Glencoe. 2 fraternity, brotherhood, party, set,
clique, coterie, circle, crowd, group, fellowship, society,
faction, family, tribe; band, ring, gang: He regards social
scientists as a clan quite separate from other scientists.
clap v. 1 applaud; cheer, acclaim: Everyone clapped when the boxer
climbed into the ring. 2 slap, strike, pat: He clapped me on
the shoulder in the friendliest way. 3 put, place, slap, fling,
toss, cast , Colloq stick: He had no sooner set foot in the
town when he was clapped in jail. 4 impose, lay, apply: The
magistrate clapped a severe fine on me for speeding.
--n. 5 crack, slap, report, crash, bang, snap: There was a
loud clap of thunder, making the house shake.
clapper n. tongue: We attached a rope to the clapper of the bell.
clarify v. 1 elucidate, make clear, simplify, make plain, clear up,
explain, shed or throw light on or upon, illuminate, explicate:
She offered to clarify any points about which we had questions.
2 clear, purify, clean: The trout should be lightly basted with
clarified butter.
clarity n. 1 clearness, transparency, limpidity, pellucidity: The
clarity of the sea in the tropics is owing to a lack of
plankton. 2 lucidity, definition, definiteness, distinctness;
comprehensibility, understandability, intelligibility,
unambiguousness: One cannot argue with the clarity of her
explanation of Hegelianism.
clash n. 1 crash, clang, clank, clangour: The concerto ends with a
clash of cymbals. 2 collision, smash, (hostile) encounter,
conflict, engagement, fight, battle, disagreement, difference,
argument, dispute, altercation, quarrel, squabble: He has
witnessed many a clash between the prime minister and
parliament.
--v. 3 conflict, fight, battle, disagree, differ, argue,
dispute, quarrel, squabble, feud, wrangle, cross swords: My
brother and I always clash on the question of who should pay our
father's hospital bills. 4 conflict, disharmonize, jar, be at
odds or out of keeping: The pink of the blouse and the fuchsia