[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clack \clack\, v. t.
   1. to cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of
      noises; to click.
      1913 webster

   2. to utter rapidly and inconsiderately. --feltham.
      1913 webster

   to clack wool, to cut off the sheep's mark, in order to
      make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty. eng.
      1913 webster
see also:
to clack wool 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clack \clack\, v. i. imp.  p. p. clacked; p. pr.  vb. n.
   clacking. prob. of imitative origin; cf. f.claquer to
   clap, crack, d. klakken, mhg. klac crack, ir. clagaim i make
   a noise, ring. cf. clack, n., clatter, click.
   1. to make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such
      noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of
      parts; to rattle; to click.
      1913 webster

            we heard mr.hodson's whip clacking on the ahoulders
            of the poor little wretches.          --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   2. to utter words rapidly and continually, or with
      abruptness; to let the tongue run.
      1913 webster
see also:
clacked clacking clack clatter click 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

clack \clack\, n. cf. f. claque a slap or smack, mhg. klac
   crack, w. clec crack, gossip. see clack, v. t.
   1. a sharp, abrupt noise, or succession of noises, made by
      striking an object.
      1913 webster

   2. anything that causes a clacking noise, as the clapper of a
      mill, or a clack valve.
      1913 webster

   3. continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating.
      1913 webster

            whose chief intent is to vaunt his spiritual clack.
                                                  --south.
      1913 webster

   clack box mach., the box or chamber in which a clack
      valve works.

   clack dish, a dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by
      beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice. --shak.
      1913 webster

   clack door mining, removable cover of the opening through
      which access is had to a pump valve.

   clack valve mach., a valve; esp. one hinged at one edge,
      which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking
      sound.
      1913 webster
see also:
clack clack box clack dish clack door clack valve 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

clack
     n 1: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be
          repeated syn: clap
     2: a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to
        flow in only one direction syn: clack valve, clapper
        valve
     v 1: make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" syn: clatter,
          brattle
     2: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens syn: cluck,
         click
     3: speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
        syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle,
         twaddle, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle,
         blabber, gabble
see also:
clap clack valve clapper valve clatter brattle cluck 
click chatter piffle palaver prate 
tittle-tattle twaddle maunder prattle blab 
gibber tattle blabber gabble 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

151 moby thesaurus words for "clack":
   klaxon, babble, babblement, bavardage, bibble-babble, bicker, blab,
   blabber, blah-blah, blather, blether, blethers, boiler factory,
   boiler room, brattle, bull-roarer, cackle, call, caquet,
   caqueterie, carol, catcall, caw, chat, chatter, cheep, cherry bomb,
   chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chitter-chatter, chuck,
   clacker, clacket, clapper, clatter, clatter about, click, clitter,
   clitterclatter, cluck, clunter, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, crack,
   cracker, cracking, crackle, crackling, crepitate, crepitation,
   cricket, croak, cronk, crow, cuckoo, decrepitate, decrepitation,
   dither, drum, firecracker, gab, gabble, gaggle, gas, gibber,
   gibble-gabble, go on, gobble, gossip, guff, guggle, gush, haver,
   honk, hoo, hoot, horn, hot air, idle talk, jabber, jaw, mere talk,
   natter, noisemaker, nonsense talk, palaver, patter, peep, pip,
   pipe, pour forth, prate, prating, prattle, prittle-prattle, quack,
   quidnunc, racket, ramble on, rattle, rattle around, rattle on,
   rattlebox, rattletybang, rattling, reel off, roll, ruckle,
   rumormonger, run on, scandalmonger, scold, shatter, sieve, sing,
   siren, sizzling, snap, snapper, snapping, spit, spitting, spout,
   spout off, squawk, steam whistle, tabby, talebearer, talk away,
   talk nonsense, talk on, talkee-talkee, telltale, ticktack,
   tittle-tattle, trill, twaddle, twattle, tweet, twit, twitter,
   waffle, warble, whistle, whizgig, whizzer, yak, yakkety-yak

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