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clack

UK/klæk/ US/ˈklæk/ uncommon dated uk
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

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2.

a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction

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verb

1.

make a rattling sound

  • “clattering dishes”
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2.

make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

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3.

Origin

From Middle English clacken, clakken, claken, from Old English *clacian (“to slap, clap, clack”), from Proto-Germanic *klakōną (“to clap, chirp”). Cognate with Scots clake, claik (“to utter cries", also "to bedaub, sully with a sticky substance”), Dutch klakken (“to clack, crack”), Low German klakken (“to slap on, daub”), Norwegian klakke (“to clack, strike, knock”), Icelandic klaka (“to twitter, chatter, wrangle, dispute”).

Phrases

  • clack box
  • clack dish
  • clack door
  • clack valve
  • tongue clacking

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