Clap and Tap

Clap

Clap noun - A loud explosive sound.

Usage example: a clap of thunder that woke the whole house up

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Tap and clap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tap" instead the word "Clap" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: clapped, clapper, clapping

Tap verb - To strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically.

Usage example: kept tapping the desk with his pencil

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Clap and tap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clap" instead the word "Tap" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tapped, tapping, taproom, tapper

good	good clap	good tap
single	single clap	single tap
loud	loud clap	loud tap
little	little clap	little tap
Other adjectives: well-timed, congratulatory.

Last Tap Dance in Springfield: Professor Frink puts a clap-activated device in Lisa's dancing shoes to give her dancing skills.

Source: Involuntary Dance
This is presented to the player as a list of actions (wave, clap, cheer, tap dance, moonwalk) that ultimately continue the conversation in the same way, with one of them letting Sigma blow a kiss at her; he notices that she actively dodges every one of them as if they were fired out of a gun.

Source: Projectile Kiss

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