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- pronunciation:
- taep
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
taps, tapping, tapped |
| definition 1: |
When you tap something, you hit it just a little, usually with your finger or your toes. For example, you might tap a key on a computer with your finger. Or you might tap the floor with your foot. Sometimes when you tap something, you do it while holding something else, like when you tap a desk with a pencil.
The baby tapped her plate with her spoon again and again.I tapped my brother on the arm to wake him up.- synonyms:
- pat
- similar words:
- drum, hammer, hit, knock, peck, strike
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| definition 2: |
When you tap on something you hit it lightly just once or many times.
Emma's mom tapped on her door a few times before she came in.- synonyms:
- drum
- similar words:
- hammer, knock, pat, strike
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| related words: |
bump, stick, touch |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A tap is a light hit of one thing against another thing.
I felt a tap on my shoulder, but when I turned around, nobody was there.- synonyms:
- pat, peck
- similar words:
- beat, blow, hit, strike, stroke
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| definition 2: |
When you hear a tap, you hear the noise made by a light hit of one thing against another.
We heard a tap on the door.- similar words:
- knock, stroke
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| related words: |
click |
| derivation: |
tapper (n.) |
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