Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A beating together of the palms of the hands to indicate applause, attract attention, or provide a rhythmic accompaniment to music.
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- noun A single
clap of the hands
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- noun a clap of the hands to indicate approval
Etymologies
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Examples
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I also skanked some handclap samples from the internet.
Little Red Riding Hood « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2009
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Funnily enough, I had a lot of fun doing the handclap tracks.
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Self-acccompaniment by means of handclap comes from church.
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Green, he boos them, attempts to start a slow handclap or throws bottles.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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Nor so delightful, because while a handclap in music is useful for many things, it is almost always a signifier of enthusiasm, of ebullience, of? dare I say it? happiness.
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We have near-instant world-wide communications, travel over thousands of miles in mere hours, pictures of distant galaxies and the moons orbiting distant planets in our own solar system, lights that can be turned on with a handclap, voice activated equipment … the list is seemingly endless.
October « 2007 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2007
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We have near-instant world-wide communications, travel over thousands of miles in mere hours, pictures of distant galaxies and the moons orbiting distant planets in our own solar system, lights that can be turned on with a handclap, voice activated equipment … the list is seemingly endless.
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The first track, a playful, handclap and chant fueled bottom-heavy banger, will certainly make it into my own DJ sets; it is one of the more interesting dance floor numbers I've heard in years.
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Four for the Dance Floor 2009
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Another handclap-driven number, "Africa Sweat," invites Senegalese vocalist/kora player Ali Boulo Santo in for another killer track.
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Four for the Dance Floor 2009
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After the group is seated, at long picnic tables, a handclap sounds and everyone rises for a minute of prayer (the community has no religious affiliation, although a priest comes to say Mass on Sundays).
Wine Therapy 2006
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