April 14, 2016 Word of the Day
taps; tapped; tapping
The woman is tapping on the man's shoulder.
Definition of TAP
1 : to hit (someone or something) lightly especially with a small sound
[+ object]
He was tapping the desk with a pencil.
He tapped her (on the) shoulder to get her attention.
[no object]
Go tap on a window and see if anyone is home.
2 : to hit (your fingers, feet, etc.) against something lightly
[+ object]
He was tapping a pencil on the desk.
She tapped her foot to (the beat of) the music.
[no object]
Her foot was tapping to the music.
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