Beat and Clap

Beat

Beat noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Usage example: delivered one hard beat on the drums

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Clap and beat are semantically related In some cases you can use "Clap" instead the word "Beat" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Clap noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Usage example: a sharp clap to the head of the disrespectful youth

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Beat and clap are semantically related in flap topic. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead the word "Clap" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: clapped, clapper, clapping

good	good beat	good clap
single	single beat	single clap
loud	loud beat	loud clap
little	little beat	little clap
Other adjectives: dramatic, extra.

Played straight to great dramatic effect in the climax of the movie Strictly Ballroom, where the music stops, and the protagonist's father starts a slow clap as a beat for his son to dance to.

Source: Slow Clap
Audience: *beat* (starts to clap loudly).

Source: Beat
Most techno is in 4/4, with a bass drum on each downbeat, and either a clap or a snare on every 2nd and 4th beat.

Source: Techno

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