[dap] 
verb, dapped, dap⋅ping, noun | 1. | to fish by letting the bait fall lightly on the water. |
| 2. | to dip lightly or suddenly into water: The bird dapped for the fish. |
| 3. | to bounce or skip, as on the surface of a body of water: The stone dapped along the surface of the pond. |
| 4. | to cause to dip in and out of water: to dap one's bait. |
| 5. | to cause to skip along the surface of water: to dap stones across the river. |
| 6. | Carpentry. to notch (a timber) to receive part of another timber. |
| 7. | Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber. |
| dap (dāp) intr.v. dapped, dap·ping, daps
[Probably alteration of dab1.] |
