clap hands
Strike palms together
To clap hands is to strike one's palms together, typically in applause or rhythmic accompaniment.
The phrase emphasizes the action as deliberate rather than incidental: The audience clapped hands in unison.
In children's games and songs, clap hands often appears as an instruction or refrain: Clap hands, clap hands, till Daddy comes home.
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- round of applauseCollective audience acclaim
- ovationExtended audience applause
- slapOpen-handed blow
- palmHand's flat interior
rhythm · beat · thunderous · standing · encore · bravo · percussion · high-five · patty-cake · flamenco · snap · audience · celebration · praise · cheerful · thunder · smack · concert
- emoticonssmiley, smiley face, happy face, sad face, wink
- baseball signalssign, shake off, nod, finger count, two fingers
- crowd soundsapplause, boo, booing, boos, cheer
- folk dancessquare dances, jig, square dance, polka, line dance