Anagrams of CLAPTRAP

• pompous or pretentious talk or writing

• A small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles.

• The same object represented as a heraldic charge.

• The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.

• Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.

• of or relating to the wrist

• any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates

• proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

• strike with disgust or revulsion

• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

• a sudden very loud noise

• a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

• a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

• put quickly or forcibly

• cause to strike the air in flight

• clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

• clap one's hands together

• strike the air in flight

• strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting

• strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise

• a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

• the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised

• any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

• raise trivial objections