| 单词 | to tap on the shoulder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tap on the shoulder c. To arrest (someone). Also in to tap on the shoulder. slang. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)] at-holda1230 attacha1325 resta1325 takec1330 arrest1393 restay?a1400 tachec1400 seisinc1425 to take upa1438 stowc1450 seize1471 to lay (also set, clap, etc.) (a person) by the heels?1515 deprehend1532 apprehend1548 nipa1566 upsnatcha1566 finger1572 to make stay of1572 embarge1585 cap1590 reprehend1598 prehenda1605 embar1647 nap1665 nab1686 bone1699 roast1699 do1784 touch1785 pinch1789 to pull up1799 grab1800 nick1806 pull1811 hobble1819 nail1823 nipper1823 bag1824 lag1847 tap1859 snaffle1860 to put the collar on1865 copper1872 to take in1878 lumber1882 to pick up1887 to pull in1893 lift1923 drag1924 to knock off1926 to put the sleeve on1930 bust1940 pop1960 vamp1970 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Tap A tap on the shoulder, an arrest.] 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 89 Tap, to arrest. 1894 J. G. Littlechild Reminisc. xix. 193 We instructed him..to hint darkly that he was going to be ‘tapped’—i.e. taken into custody on charges connected with the forged cheques. 1968 ‘R. Simons’ Death on Display iii. 44 I'm goin' straight. Last time I was done was two years ago, and I ain't been tapped on the shoulder since. < as lemmas |
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