encore
/ˈɑːŋkɔr/
noun
- An extra performance given at the end of a concert or show because the audience asks for it by clapping and shouting.
- She sang her most famous song as an encore at the end of the concert.
- The audience demanded an encore, so the pianist played one more piece.
- The band came back on stage for an encore after the crowd cheered for five minutes.
interjection
- A word shouted by an audience to ask for an extra performance.
- He bowed and heard the entire theater yell 'Encore!'
- After the final dance, the audience cried 'Encore!' with enthusiasm.
- The crowd shouted 'Encore! Encore!' until the singer returned to the stage.
verb
- To call for an extra performance from a performer or group.
- The audience encored the magician until he performed one last trick.
- She was encored three times during her Broadway debut.
- The fans encored the band by clapping and stomping their feet.