clap vs STD

clap and STD both are nouns.

clap is a verb but STD is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clap	Yes	No	Yes	No
STD	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, STD is a hypernym of clap; that is, STD is a word with a broader meaning than clap:

clap: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
STD: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

Other hypernyms of clap include Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse.

clap (noun)	STD (noun)
a sudden very loud noise	a doctor's degree in theology in the pontifical university system of the Catholic church
a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated	a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

clap (verb)	STD (verb)
clap one's hands together
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
put quickly or forcibly
strike the air in flight
cause to strike the air in flight

Difference between clap and STD

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