dap
dap · daps · dapped · dapping
To run or go somewhere quicklyTo run or go somewhere quickly.
/dæp/
Meaning
4 sensesTo run or go somewhere quickly.
I'll just dap down to the shop.
To create a hollow indentation.
To drop the bait gently onto the surface of the water.
To greet with a dap.
Origin
Onomatopoeic, from the sound made when a person runs while wearing daps. US 1971, originaOnomatopoeic, from the sound made when a person runs while wearing daps.
US 1971, originally by black soldiers during the Vietnam war, associated with Black Power movement. Originally an elaborate handshake, later specifically a fistbump.
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Forms
daps, dapping, dapped, dappedWord family
1 related wordsDeriveddap up
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle