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fell | tap |

As a noun fell

is fur, pelt (hairy skin of an animal).

As an initialism tap is

.

fell

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) fellen, from (etyl) fellan, .

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Stand, or I'll fell thee down.
  • * {{quote-news
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  • To strike down, kill, destroy.
  • :* {{quote-book
  • , year=1922 , year_published=2010 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=Edgar Rice Burroughs , title=The Chessmen of Mars , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=Gahan, horrified, saw the latter's head topple from its body, saw the body stagger and fall to the ground. ... The creature that had felled' its companion was dashing madly in the direction of the hill upon which he was hidden, it dodged one of the workers that sought to seize it. … Then it was that Gahan's eyes chanced to return to the figure of the creature the fugitive had ' felled . }}
  • :* {{quote-web
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    Verb

    (head)
  • (fall)
  • Etymology 2

    (etyl) 'skin', Russian plená'' 'pelt', (etyl) plah 'to cover', Ancient Greek ''péllas 'skin').

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
  • An animal skin, hide.
  • * Shakespeare:
  • We are still handling our ewes, and their fells , you know, are greasy.
  • (textiles) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (sewing) To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.
  • * 2006, Colette Wolff, The Art of Manipulating Fabric , page 296:
  • To fell seam allowances, catch the lining underneath before emerging 1/4" (6mm) ahead, and 1/8" (3mm) to 1/4" (6mm) into the seam allowance.
    (wikipedia fell)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) fell, . Compare (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.
  • * 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
  • The dwarves of yore made mighty spells,
    While hammers fell like ringing bells,
    In places deep, where dark things sleep,
    In hollow halls beneath the fells.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1886 , author=Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr , title=The Squire of Sandal-Side : A Pastoral Romance , work= citation , page= , passage=Every now and then the sea calls some farmer or shepherd, and the restless drop in his veins gives him no peace till he has found his way over the hills and fells to the port of Whitehaven, and gone back to the cradling bosom that rocked his ancestors.}}
  • * 1971 Catherine Cookson, The Dwelling Place
  • She didn't know at first why she stepped off the road and climbed the bank on to the fells; it wasn't until she found herself skirting a disused quarry that she realised where she was making for, and when she reached the place she stood and gazed at it. It was a hollow within an outcrop of rock, not large enough to call a cave but deep enough to shelter eight people from the rain, and with room to spare.
  • A wild field or upland moor.
  • Etymology 4

    From (etyl) fel, . See felon.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of a strong and cruel nature; eagre and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • while we devise fell tortures for thy faults
  • * 1663 , (Hudibras) , by , part 1,
  • And many a serpent of fell kind, / With wings before, and stings behind
  • *{{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)
  • , chapter=5, title= The Lonely Pyramid , passage=The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.}}
  • *
  • Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent; clever.
  • (label) Eager; earnest; intent.
  • * (Samuel Pepys) (1633-1703)
  • I am so fell to my business.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Sharply; fiercely.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Gall; anger; melancholy.
  • * Spenser:
  • Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell .
  • * XIX c. ,
  • I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day.

    Statistics

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    Etymology 5

    Noun

  • (mining) The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.
  • English causative verbs English irregular simple past forms ----

    tap

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , from the noun.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.
  • A device used to dispense liquids.
  • We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap .
  • Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.
  • a liquor of the same tap
  • A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
  • (mechanics) A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)
  • We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.
  • A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
  • The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length.
  • An interception of communication by authority.
  • Derived terms
    * taproom * taproot * tap water
    Synonyms
    * (device to dispense liquid) faucet, handle, spigot, spout

    Verb

    (tapp)
  • To furnish with taps.
  • To draw off liquid from a vessel.
  • He tapped a new barrel of beer.
  • To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.
  • They can't tap the phone without a warrant.
  • To intercept a communication without authority.
  • He was known to tap cable television
  • (mechanical) To cut an internal screw thread.
  • Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.
    Derived terms
    * on tap * on the tap * tap into * tapped out
    Synonyms
    * (intercept communications) eavesdrop

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) tappen, teppen, from (etyl) tapper, .

    Verb

    (tapp)
  • To strike lightly.
  • To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.
  • He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table.
    She tapped her companion on the back to indicate that she was ready to go.
    Lydia tapped Jim on the shoulder to get his attention.
  • To make a sharp noise.
  • The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane.
  • To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.
  • (slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
  • I would tap that hot girl over there.
    I'd tap that.
  • (combat sports) To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.
  • (combat sports) To force (an opponent) to submit.
  • * 2000' October 14, "K®Æz¥ k ° †€°" (username), " Kimo ' Tapped Sakuraba", in alt.ufc, Usenet:
  • Hard to believe , but 4 years can make a difference.
  • * 2003' April 2, "Eddie" (username), " I ' Tapped Somebody!", in rec.martial-arts, Usenet:
  • Just started bjj [= couple of months ago and i finally tapped' someone!!! WOOOHOO! The guy i ' tapped has been traiing a few more months than me, outweighs me by at least 30 pounds, and is in great shape from the army.
  • * 2004 April 7, "Araxen" (username), " Re: UFC vs. Boxing", in rec.sport.boxing, Usenet:
  • weighs and he still tapped Butterbean.
  • To put a new sole or heel on.
  • to tap shoes
    Synonyms
    * (sense) hit, patter, pound, rap, strike * (to make a sharp noise) bang, ping, rap * (to submit to an opponent) tap out * (to force an opponent to submit) tap out

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
  • (Addison)
    When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.
  • (computing) The act of touching a touch screen.
  • A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel; a heeltap.
  • (military) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed; usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.
  • (Wilhelm)

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