/tæp/
Translation
To hit something quickly and lightly.
Word origin
From Old French taper, meaning to strike or hit lightly.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- taper
Grammar
Examples
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Here "tap" means to hit it quickly and lightly.
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"Tapped" is the past form of "tap".
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"Taps" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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