DAP

Etymology 1

Noun

dap (plural daps)

(West Country, Somerset, Bristol, Wales, usually, in the plural) A plimsoll.

Verb

dap (third-person singular simple present daps, present participle dapping, simple past and past participle dapped)

(Bristol) To run or go somewhere quickly.

(metalworking) To create a hollow indentation.

(angling) To drop the bait gently onto the surface of the water.

Etymology 2

Noun

dap (plural daps)

(originally) Elaborate handshake, especially hooking thumbs.

A fistbump.

Synonym: dab

Verb

dap (third-person singular simple present daps, present participle dapping, simple past and past participle dapped)

To greet with a dap.

Anagrams

• ADP, APD, DPA, PDA, pad

Source: Wiktionary


Dap, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Dip.] (Angling)

Definition: To drop the bait gently on the surface of the water. To catch a club by dapping with a grasshoper. Walton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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