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Dictionary: dap   (dăp) pronunciation
intr.v., dapped, dap·ping, daps.
  1. To fish by letting a baited hook fall gently onto the water.
  2. To dip lightly or quickly into water, as a bird does.
  3. To skip or bounce, especially over the surface of water.

[Probably alteration of DAB1.]


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(1) (Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to gain access to an X.500 directory listing. See LDAP. See also DAAP.

(2) (Digital Audio Player) See digital music player.

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    To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: carom, glance, graze, ricochet, skim, skip. See strike/miss.

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A notch in a timber for receiving another timber or into which the head of a pile is fitted.


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to skip or bounce, as a stone off the surface of a lake; hence dapping, the act of skimming stones
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