亚洲网紅露点

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dap

1

[ dap ]

verb (used without object)

dapped, dapping.
  1. to fish by letting the bait fall lightly on the water.
  2. to dip lightly or suddenly into water:

    The bird dapped for the fish.

  3. 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)

dapped, dapping.
  1. to cause to dip in and out of water:

    to dap one's bait.

  2. to cause to skip along the surface of water:

    to dap stones across the river.

  3. Carpentry. to notch (a timber) to receive part of another timber.

noun

  1. Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.

dap

2

[ dap ]

noun

  1. 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)

  1. to greet, congratulate, or express solidarity with (a person) in this way (often followed by up ): Hey man, I haven鈥檛 seen you in ages鈥攃ome 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鈥檛 seen you in ages鈥攃ome over here and dap me up!

DAP

1

abbreviation for

  1. distributed array processor
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dap

2

/ 诲忙辫 /

verb

  1. 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. intr (as of a bird) to dip lightly into water
  3. to bounce or cause to bounce
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dap

3

/ 诲忙辫 /

noun

  1. dialect.
    another word for plimsoll
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dap1

First recorded in 1575鈥85; probably variant of dab 1

Origin of dap2

First recorded in 1970鈥75; originally African American Vernacular English and used by African American soldiers during the Vietnam War; further origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of dab 1( def ) or tap 1( def )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dap1

C17: of imitative origin

Origin of dap2

C20: probably special use of dap 1(in the sense: to bounce, skip)
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They dap each other up as they criss-cross through the crowd and sing along to the music.

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That echoed concerns voiced by DAP Health, which operates 25 clinics in Riverside and San Diego counties, including many in the Coachella Valley, which has a large gay population and where the HIV rate is four times the national average.

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Tobe, chief transformation officer for DAP Health, said the Trump administration鈥檚 potential change of course seemed inexplicable.

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Back at his familiar post, he had a chance to dap up old classmates from Lewiston High鈥擣azla had served as class president鈥攁s they came by for late-night snacks.

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