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Claptrap vs Blight - What's the difference?

claptrap | blight |

As nouns the difference between claptrap and blight

is that claptrap is a contrivance for clapping in theaters while blight is any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts.

As a verb blight is

to affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.

claptrap

English

Alternative forms

* clap trap * clap-trap

Noun

  • A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
  • A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
  • Empty verbiage or nonsense.

    • Synonyms

    * See * (overabundance of meaningless words) waffle, hot air, palaver

    blight

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia blight)
  • any of many plant diseases causing damage to, or the death of, leaves, fruit or other parts
  • the bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition
  • (by extension) anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life

    • Derived terms

    * alder blight * American blight * aphis-blight * apple blight * bean blight * beet blight * blight bird * blight canker * blight in the eye * blight-beetle * blighted * blighty * blister blight * cane blight * celery blight * chestnut blight * coffee blight * collar blight * early blight * fire blight, fireblight * frictional blight * functional blight * fusarium ear blight, fusarium head blight * green blight * halo blight * head blight * kernel blight * late blight * leaf blight * moth blight * needle blight * northern corn-leaf blight, northern leaf blight * oak blight * peach blight * pear blight * pine blight * planning blight * potato blight * rim blight * sandy blight * seedling blight * southern blight * Sphaeropsis blight * spinach blight * spur blight * stamen blight * stem blight * stripe blight * thread blight * tomato blight * twig blight * urban blight * walnut blight

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.
  • * Woodward
    • [This vapour] blasts vegetables, blights corn and fruit, and is sometimes injurious even to man.
  • To suffer blight.
    • This vine never blights .
  • to spoil or ruin (something)
    • Those obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects.
  • * Byron
    • seared in heart and lone and blighted

    Derived terms

    * blighter * blighting * blightingly

    References