plural tap

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• tap dancer — noun a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes • Syn: ↑tapper • Derivationally related forms: ↑tap (for: ↑tapper) • Hypernyms: ↑dancer, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tap dancing — UK / US noun [uncountable] a style of dancing in which you move your feet very quickly and make sounds with the special shoes that you wear Derived word: tap dancer noun countable Word forms tap dancer : singular tap dancer plural tap dancers …   English dictionary

• tap´es|try|like´ — tap|es|try «TAP uh stree», noun, plural tries, verb, tried, try|ing. –n. 1. a fabric with pictures or designs woven in it, used to hang on walls or to cover furniture: »Tapestry and velvet hangings decorated walls in Europe during the 1500 s… …   Useful english dictionary

• tap|es|try — «TAP uh stree», noun, plural tries, verb, tried, try|ing. –n. 1. a fabric with pictures or designs woven in it, used to hang on walls or to cover furniture: »Tapestry and velvet hangings decorated walls in Europe during the 1500 s (Effa Brown). 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• tap|a|de|ra — «TAP uh DAIR uh», noun, plural ras. a heavy leather housing for the front of a stirrup of a Mexican saddle, to keep the foot from slipping forward and to protect it against thorny underbrush. ╂[< Spanish tapadera < tapar to cover] …   Useful english dictionary

• tap pants — plural noun N. Amer. brief lingerie shorts, usually worn with a camisole top …   English new terms dictionary

• tap — tap1 S3 [tæp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(water/gas)¦ 2¦(a light hit)¦ 3 on tap 4¦(dancing)¦ 5¦(telephone)¦ 6¦(barrel)¦ 7¦(tune)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3, 5, 6; Origin: Old English tAppa] [Sense: 2, 4, 7 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tap */*/ — I UK [tæp] / US verb Word forms tap : present tense I/you/we/they tap he/she/it taps present participle tapping past tense tapped past participle tapped 1) [intransitive/transitive] to touch someone or something gently and to move them slightly,… …   English dictionary

• tap — I. /tæp / (say tap) verb (tapped, tapping) –verb (t) 1. to strike lightly but audibly; strike with slight blows. 2. to make, put, etc., by tapping. 3. to strike (the hand, foot, etc.) lightly upon or against something. 4. to add a thickness of… …  

• tap — tap1 noun 1》 a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled. 2》 an instrument for cutting a threaded hole in a material. 3》 a device connected to a telephone for listening secretly to conversation. 4》 (also… …   English new terms dictionary

• tap pants — 1. women s loose fitting underpants. 2. women s loose fitting shorts worn for exercising or other physical activity, as dancing. [1975 80; after the earlier use of such shorts for tap dancing] * * * plural n. a pair of brief lingerie shorts,… …   Useful english dictionary