clap vs social disease

social disease vs clap

clap and social disease both are nouns.

clap is a verb but social disease is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clap	Yes	No	Yes	No
social disease	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, social disease is a hypernym of clap; that is, social disease 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
social disease: 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, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse.

clap (noun)	social disease (noun)
a sudden very loud noise	a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

clap (verb)	social disease (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 social disease

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