taplike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of tap dancing.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English tap →
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Meanings

adjectivetaplike (comparative more taplike, superlative most taplike)

comparative more taplike · superlative most taplike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of tap dancing.
  2. Resembling the movement or sound of tapping; short and percussive.
  3. Resembling a tap or faucet.
  4. biologyResembling a taproot.

Origin

  1. Englishtap
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishtaplike

From tap + -like.

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APA

taplike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taplike

MLA

“taplike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taplike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taplike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taplike.

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