High-five sound Crossword Clue

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High-five sound Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
2. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
(adverb)
1. directly
(verb)
1. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HIGH-FIVE (noun)
1. a gesture of greeting or elation; one person’s upraised palm slaps the upraised palm of another person
SOUND (noun)
1. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
2. the subjective sensation of hearing something
SOUND (adjective)
1. logically valid
2. having legal efficacy or force
SOUND (verb)
1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
2. make a certain noise or sound

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