Clap
Clap verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Wound
Wound verb - To cause bodily damage to.
How words are described
| full | full clap | full wound |
| single | single clap | single wound |
| little | little clap | little wound |
| dramatic | dramatic clap | dramatic wound |
| Other adjectives: extra, self-inflicted. | ||
Common collocations
| way | clap way | wound way |
Both words in one sentence
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This from Catch-22: Yossarian left his tent in Marrakech one night to fetch a candy bar, and was lured into the bushes by some unknown WAC, and wound up with a dose of the clap.
Source: Spoof Aesop
Cite this Source
Wound and Clap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clap/wound
Clap & Wound. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clap/wound>.
Wound or Clap. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clap/wound.
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