tap
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5.6
- noun
- /tæp/
:
placa metálica (del zapato)
- For her next class, she needed to bring her taps to practice her footwork.
- tap dancing
- tap dancer
- jazz and tap
Welcome my shoe tap you Toodaloo.
- Welcome my shoe tap you Toodaloo.
Examples
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He adjusted the tap on his new shoes to ensure it made the perfect sound while dancing.
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Well, ah, would you like to see my tap dance?
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Time for a little tap dance.
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You should take tap dance.
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You ready to do some tap dancing?
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Dino tried to do his tap dance again.
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It's just... I've always loved tap dancing.
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"I was a professional tap dancer before entering the Navy in 1941," Sam says.
Fiction book (1998) -
He's already booked the most fantastic tap-dancing show in America.
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I perform a little tap dance in my rubber boots, and the collie barks appreciatively.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
The small part at the back bottom of a shoe that touches the ground and can be replaced
A small replaceable piece at the bottom of a shoe heel that touches the ground
Idioms
Compounds
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3.5
A person who makes music by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes while moving their feet
A dance where dancers make rhythmic sounds by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tap for the small metal plate on a shoe is named for the sound it makes, because the little metal tap on the heel or toe gives a sharp tapping noise when you dance.