verb
Meaning 1
To fight and scratch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
clapperclaw
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verb
Meaning 2
To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
use foul or abusive language towards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket
- The angry mother shouted at the teacher
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abuse, blackguard, shout
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
Narrower terms: slang, vilify, revile, vituperate, rail, curse
verb
Meaning 4
claw with the nails
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: claw
History
Etymology
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