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clapton

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for clapton.

Editorial note

The point is that you dont become Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton even if you spend 20 years playing on a cover band.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of clapton gathered in one view.

noun

A suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).

noun

A hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3870).

noun

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1617).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for clapton.

noun

A suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).

noun

A hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3870).

noun

A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1617).

noun

A village in Ston Easton parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6453).

Example sentences

1

The point is that you dont become Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton even if you spend 20 years playing on a cover band.

2

Eric Clapton didn't like it, and left The Yardbirds and joined The Bluesbreakers, and then founded Cream.

3

That picture of Clapton chauffering him was done for an album the two did together called Riding with the King.

4

Eventually Fender did a custom build on his Clapton Strat which became the Fender EOB Sustainer.

5

We need to get Eric Clapton in jail for shooting that Sheriff pronto.

6

Not being Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton is the context you are missing.

7

Unless you're Eric Clapton you really don't need to belabor this decision.

8

Leaving out clapton, I would posit that each one of those groups is better than any group from the past 20 years.

9

King, implying that Clapton honours and reveres him.

10

Eddie Van Halen did amazing things with his electronics to get extra performance out of them that just didn't exist back then- everyone just sounded like eric clapton or jimmie page.

11

Last night I went to an Eric Clapton concert.

12

Townshend had Marshall build 100 watters so he could play louder clean, Clapton had already been cranking it with a Gibson SG which is a characteristic sound all its own, he was in the audience at the gig and was blown away watching Hendrix.

Quote examples

1

I should also add, Eric Clapton shouldn't get mad as that's exactly what he did back in his teenage days (source: "Clapton" autobiography), playing back to the blues greats on his recorder and replicating their songs exactly without paying any royalty.

2

I've practiced a lot, but when I was near 18 I understood a simple thing: "I will never be Freep, Clapton or Hendrix, no matter how I will try harder".

3

This week I was trying to learn the chords in Clapton's "Old Love" and for 6 days I could not switch between them, then on the 7th day I was able to make the leap.

4

In terms of the "intellectual man" who got snubbed by the "type-A asshole," Woz should learn from Paul Allen who reinvented himself as a renaissance man who long moved on from computing to owner of the Seattle Seahawks and blues guitar extraordinaire who jams with Clapton.

Proper noun examples

1

It shows Eric Clapton, widely considered one of the most skilled and successful blues guitarists, chauffeuring B.

2

I generally liked (and still like) Eric Clapton, so I put it on.

3

Just go on Amazon and search for your artists (e.g., Adele/White Stripes/Eric Clapton) and chances there is an official songbook for their albums and corresponding seeded torrent.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use clapton in a sentence?

The point is that you dont become Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton even if you spend 20 years playing on a cover band.

What does clapton mean?

A suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).

What part of speech is clapton?

clapton is commonly used as noun.