heel-tap

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [heel tap]
- /hil tæp/
- /hiːl tæp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heel tap]
- /hil tæp/

Definitions of heel-tap word

noun heel-tap a layer of leather, metal, or the like in a shoe heel; a lift. 1
noun heel-tap a small portion of liquor remaining in a glass after drinking or in a bottle after decanting. 1
noun heel-tap dregs, sediment, or residue. 1

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Origin of heel-tap

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; heel1 + tap1, tap2

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Parts of speech for Heel-tap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heel-tap

heel-tap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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