To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings.
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of Beat
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The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one time.
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Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.
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To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.
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Manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
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It.
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of Lie, to recline.
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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…
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Sound of any kind.
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Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…
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Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
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The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.
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A pit.
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of Set
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A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
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A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water being unimpeded by air, strikes the…
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One who applauds.
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One who applauds.
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To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
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To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
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A violent gust of wind.
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A violent gust of wind.
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A person who claps.
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A person who claps.
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To show to be real or true; to prove.
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Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…
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To applaud.
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To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.
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An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
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To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
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A violent gust of wind.
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To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click.
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The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust.…
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Alt. of Gonorrhoea
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A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discha…
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imp. of Spit.
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