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21tap penalty — tap kick or tap penalty noun (rugby) A light kick which starts play from a penalty, with the same team keeping possession of the ball • • • Main Entry: ↑tap …
22tap-in — /tap in /, n. Basketball. a field goal made by striking a ball in the air into the basket, usually from close range. Also called tip in. [n. use of v. phrase tap in] * * * …
23tap water — tap′ wa ter n. water obtained via a plumbing system directly from a faucet or tap • Etymology: 1880–85 …
24tap water — n. water taken directly from the tap, or faucet, as for drinking or cooking …
25tap|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] …
26tap|i|o|ca — «TAP ih OH kuh», noun. a starchy, granular food obtained from the root of the cassava plant. It is used especially in puddings, for thickening soups, and as a postage stamp adhesive. ╂[ultimately < Tupi (Brazil) tipioca] …
27tap|root — «TAP ROOT, RUT», noun. 1. a main root growing deep downward from the stem. A taproot is thick at the top, tapers to a point, and sprouts subsidiary lateral roots. »Trees that have well developed taproots are especially well equipped to withstand… …
28tap|ster — «TAP stuhr», noun. a person who draws beer, wine, or other alcoholic liquor from barrels, kegs, casks, or the like, to serve in a tavern or barroom. ╂[Old English tæppestre; (originally) feminine of tæppere; see etym. under tapper2 (Cf. ↑tapper)] …
29tap — (informal) To gather mail from a collection box …
30tap dance — a dance in which the rhythm or rhythmical variation is audibly tapped out with the toe or heel by a dancer wearing shoes with special hard soles or with taps. [‡1925 30] * * * Style of American theatrical dance using precise rhythmical patterns… …
