dap

dap ¹

 (dăp)

intr.v. dapped, dap·ping, daps

1. To fish by letting a baited hook fall gently onto the water.

2. To dip lightly or quickly into water, as a bird does.

3. To skip or bounce, especially over the surface of water.

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[Probably alteration of dab.]

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dap ²

 (dăp)

n.

1. An elaborate gesture of greeting developed by African American soldiers during the Vietnam War, usually consisting of a handshake and other maneuvers such as hand slaps and a fist bump.

2. A fist bump.

tr.v. dapped, dap·ping, daps

To greet by means of a dap.

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[African American Vernacular English, of unknown origin.]

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dap

(dæp)

vb (intr) , daps, dapping or dapped

1. (Angling) angling to fish with a natural or artificial fly on a floss silk line so that the wind makes the fly bob on and off the surface of the water

2. (as of a bird) to dip lightly into water

3. to bounce or cause to bounce

[C17: of imitative origin]

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dap

(dæp)

n

(Clothing & Fashion) dialect Southwest English another word for plimsoll

[C20: probably special use of dap¹ (in the sense: to bounce, skip)]

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DAP

abbreviation for

(Computer Science) distributed array processor

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dap

Past participle: dapped
Gerund: dapping

Imperative

dap

dap

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Thesaurus

dap

verb

To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:

carom, glance, graze, ricochet, skim, skip.

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