Dap (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object), dapped, dap·ping.
  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, dap·ping.
  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. to notch (a timber) to receive part of another timber.
noun
  1. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
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): 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!
verb daps, dapping or dapped
  1. 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
noun
  1. Southwest English dialect another word for plimsoll
abbreviation for
  1. distributed array processor
Dap (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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