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tap(2) (iou) and reconstructive surgery (medicine)


tap(2) (iou)



tap noun2. [tap] ME.
[from TAP verb2.]
An act of tapping; a light but audible blow, a rap; the sound made by this. ME.
a tap on the wrist a light reprimand. tip for tap: see TIP noun2.
F. Marryat A sharp double tap at the street-door announced the post.
b. Tap-dancing (ellipt.). Also, a piece of metal attached to the toe or heel of a tap shoe. M20.
c. Phonetics. (The speech sound produced by) a single rapid contact made by a flexible organ, such as the tip of the tongue, on a firmer surface, such as the alveolar ridge. M20.
Language Individual closures of a trill are..more rapid than the single closure of a tap.
d. A shot fired from a gun, esp. in target-shooting. slang. L20.
A piece of leather for renewing the worn-down heel or sole of a boot or shoe. Also, (a piece of iron for shielding) the sole of a shoe. Cf. TAP verb2 3. N. Amer. & dial. L17.
In pl. (usu. treated as sing.). A military signal on a drum or bugle for lights in army quarters to be put out; a similar call sounded on the bugle at a military funeral; also = last post s.v. POST noun6. US. E19.
The slightest amount of work. Only in neg. contexts. colloq. L19.
Comb.: tap-Dance noun & verb (a) noun a Dance or form of display dancing characterized by rhythmic tapping of the toes and heels; (b) verb intrans. perform a tap-Dance; tap-dancer a person who performs a tap-Dance; tap-in Basketball a goal scored by tapping the ball into the basket, usu. when following up an unsuccessful shot; tap-kick noun & verb (Rugby Football) (a) a light kick of the ball to restart play from a penalty and retain possession; (b) verb trans. give (a ball) a tap-kick; tap pants US a type of fashionable knickers; tap penalty Rugby Football: taken with a tap-kick; tap shoe: with a specially hardened sole or attached metal plates at toe and heel to make a tapping sound in tap-dancing; tap-tap a repeated tap, a series of taps.

reconstructive surgery (medicine)


reconstructive surgery -->
plastic surgery


The surgical specialty or procedure concerned with the restoration, construction, reconstruction, or improvement in the shape and appearance of body structures that are missing, defective, damaged, or misshapen.