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chain slap

chain slap noun: the slapping sound of the bicycle's chain against the chainstays while riding over rough terrain.

Noun

chain slap (uncountable)

  1. The slapping sound of the bicycle's chain against the chainstays while riding over rough terrain.

Questions about chain slap

What does chain slap mean?
Chain slap means the slapping sound of the bicycle's chain against the chainstays while riding over rough terrain.
What part of speech is chain slap?
Chain slap is a noun.

Words near chain slap in the dictionary

  1. chain sickles
  2. chain silicate
  3. chain silicates
  4. chain sinnet
  5. chain sinnets
  6. chain slap
  7. chain smoke
  8. chain smoked
  9. chain smoker
  10. chain smokers
  11. chain smokes

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