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  • 71tap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spigot, faucet, valve; plug, bung, stopper; outlet; knock, rap; tapping, tap dance, soft shoe; taproom, bar, saloon. v. knock, rap, pat, strike, touch; tapdance; broach, draw off (liquor, etc.);… …

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  • 72tap — 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… …

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  • 73tip — I [[t]tɪp[/t]] n. v. tipped, tip•ping 1) a pointed end, esp. of something long or tapered: the tips of the fingers[/ex] 2) the top; apex: the tip of a steeple[/ex] 3) a small piece covering the extremity of something: a cane with a rubber… …

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  • 74rap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. tap, knock, blow, cuff, box, clout, sock, swat; criticize; informal, converse. See impulse, disapprobation, conversation. n., informal, penalty, sentence, punishment; blow, tap; bit, trifle, a damn… …

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  • 75rap — {{11}}rap (n.) early 14c., a quick, light blow, stroke, also a fart (late 15c.), native or borrowed from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Dan. rap, Swed. rapp light blow ); either way probably of imitative origin (Cf. slap, clap). Slang meaning rebuke …

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  • 76flick — I [[t]flɪk[/t]] n. 1) a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger 2) the sound made by such a blow or tap 3) a light and rapid movement: a flick of the wrist[/ex] 4) to strike with a sudden light, smart stroke 5) to remove with such… …

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  • 77bump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. collide, knock, strike, hit. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A jarring collision] Syn. knock, bang, bounce, jounce, jar, box, smash, pat, crack, jolt, crash, sideswipe, collision, blow, punch, hit …

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  • 78knock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pound, strike, hit, rap, tap; tamp; bump, collide; informal, belittle, depreciate. n. stroke, bump; rap[ping]; informal, slur, aspersion. See impulse, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rap,… …

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  • 79flick — flick1 /flik/, n. 1. a sudden light blow or tap, as with a whip or the finger: She gave the horse a flick with her riding crop. 2. the sound made by such a blow or tap. 3. a light and rapid movement: a flick of the wrist. 4. something thrown off… …

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  • 80TAP — A protein that transports a peptide from the cytoplasm into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. * * * technology architecture project; tick anticoagulant peptide; total access plus [computer based system]; toxicological agent protection or… …

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