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clank /klæ ŋk/ (clanks , clanking , clanked ) VERB When large metal objects clank , they make a noise because they are hitting together or hitting against something hard. □ [V ] A pan rattled and clanked. □ [V prep] 'Here we are now,' Beth said, as the train clanked into a tiny station. □ [V -ing] …the clanking noise of the ferry.

clan|nish /klæ n I ʃ/ ADJ If you describe a group of people as clannish , you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group. [INFORMAL ] □  They were a clannish lot, not given to welcoming strangers.

clans|man /klæ nzmən/ (clansmen ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Clansmen are people who are members of the same clan .

clap /klæ p/ (claps , clapping , clapped )

1 VERB When you clap , you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention. □ [V ] The men danced and the women clapped. □ [V n] Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order. □ [V n] Londoners came out on to the pavement to wave and clap the marchers. ● N‑SING Clap is also a noun. □  Let's give the children a big clap.

2 VERB If you clap your hand or an object onto something, you put it there quickly and firmly. □ [V n prep] I clapped a hand over her mouth.

3 N‑COUNT A clap of thunder is a sudden and loud noise of thunder.

4to clap eyes on someone → see eye

clap|board /klæ pbɔː ^r d, klæ bə ^r d/ (clapboards )

1 ADJ [ADJ n] A clapboard building has walls which are covered with long narrow pieces of wood, usually painted white.

2 N‑COUNT A clapboard is the same as a clapperboard . [AM ]

cla pped-ou t also clapped out ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out , you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  …his clapped-out old car. □  …clapped out comedians.

clapper|board /klæ pə ^r bɔː ^r d/ (clapperboards ) also clapper-board N‑COUNT A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes. [BRIT ] in AM, use clapboard

clap|trap /klæ ptræp/ N‑UNCOUNT If you describe something that someone says as claptrap , you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  This is the claptrap that politicians have peddled many times before.

clar|et /klæ rət/ (clarets )

1 N‑VAR Claret is a type of French red wine.

2 COLOUR Something that is claret is purplish-red in colour. [LITERARY ]

clari|fied /klæ r I fa I d/ ADJ Clarified butter has been made clear by being heated.

clari|fy /klæ r I fa I / (clarifies , clarifying , clarified ) VERB To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation. ●  clari|fi|ca|tion /klæ r I f I ke I ʃ ^ə n/ (clarifications ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] The union has written to Zurich asking for clarification of the situation.

clari|net /klæ r I ne t/ (clarinets ) N‑VAR A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.

clari|net|tist /klæ r I ne t I st/ (clarinettists ) also clarinetist N‑COUNT A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.

cla ri|on call (clarion calls ) N‑COUNT A clarion call is a strong and emotional appeal to people to do something. [LITERARY ] □ [+ for ] Paine's words are a clarion call for democracy.

clar|ity /klæ r I ti/