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gives dap

gives dap is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give dap.

Meaning of give dap

Verb

give dap (third-person singular simple present gives dap, present participle giving dap, simple past gave dap, past participle given dap)

  1. To greet (someone) with a dap (a kind of handshake); to dap up.
    • Rather than extending a firm handshake and a cordial word or two while passing out the rings, Silver stood there and gave dap — that is, a more intricate, intimate handshake — to pretty much every player.2016 January 31, Andrew Keh, “Adam Silver and the Art of Giving Dap”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2024

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What is gives dap the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives dap is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give dap.

Words near gives dap in the dictionary

  1. gives brain
  2. gives by
  3. gives chase
  4. gives credit
  5. gives curry
  6. gives dap
  7. gives dome
  8. gives ear
  9. gives face
  10. gives forth
  11. gives gray hair to

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