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dap
1[ dap ]
verb (used without object)
- to fish by letting the bait fall lightly on the water.
- to dip lightly or suddenly into water:
The bird dapped for the fish.
- to bounce or skip, as on the surface of a body of water:
The stone dapped along the surface of the pond.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to dip in and out of water:
to dap one's bait.
- to cause to skip along the surface of water:
to dap stones across the river.
- Carpentry. to notch (a timber) to receive part of another timber.
noun
- Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
dap
2[ dap ]
noun
- a stylized gesture of greeting, congratulation, or solidarity in which two people join hands in a nontraditional handshake grip, bump fists, snap fingers, etc., often concluding with a one-armed hug:
players giving dap and high-fives to fans after the game.
verb (used with or without object)
- to greet, congratulate, or express solidarity with (a person) in this way (often followed by up ): Hey man, I haven’t seen you in ages—come over here and dap me up!
When an old friend got assigned to my project at work, it was hard to know whether we should dap or shake hands.
Hey man, I haven’t seen you in ages—come over here and dap me up!
dap
1/ dæp /
verb
- 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
- intr (as of a bird) to dip lightly into water
- to bounce or cause to bounce
DAP
2abbreviation for
- distributed array processor
dap
3/ dæp /
noun
- dialect.another word for plimsoll
Word History and Origins
Origin of dap2
Word History and Origins
Origin of dap1
Origin of dap2
Example Sentences
The owners of DAP Racing, Perry Martin and Steve Coburn, were not typical horse people.
DAP bred their horses at Harris Farm, in Coalinga, Calif., another peculiar decision.
Coburn, the more outgoing of the two, is the face of DAP but by trade is a machinist from Nevada.
The show wrapped up with two songs from local favorites Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.
Then the boy picked up the reins, shook them, and said "Gid-dap!"
Then the Wizard clucked to the Sawhorse and said: "Gid-dap!"
Then Dick climbed on the back of his white steed, took hold of the reins, and cried: "Gid-dap!"
"All you have to do is 'gid-dap' and get away," said Files, sourly.
Dap s. the hop, or turn of a ball; also habits and peculiarities of a person, ex.
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