ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Double-tap

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Double-tap is a verb meaning Alternative form of double tap (“to shoot twice”).

Meaning

Alternative form of double tap (“to shoot twice”).

More Meanings

  1. Alternative form of double tap (“to click twice on a touchscreen”).

Example Sentences

Johnson closed the window and looked down at the rest of the articles. One near the bottom caught his attention. "Murder reported in Orlando bus station." He double-tapped that article and turned to its window.
Frequently, enemy vehicle targets went unengaged because the crews ran out of ammunition before the end of the table. This time, the crews “double-tapped” far fewer enemy targets, conserved ammunition, and were able to engage every enemy vehicle target.
As I'd crashed to the pavement in front of a crowd of stunned witnesses in Ghirardelli Square, my old partner, Gregg Mauel, had demonstrated why he'd once won a gold medal in marksmanship at the police athletic championships by double-tapping the shooter and killing him instantly.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include doubletap, double count, doubletime, tapdance, double dip, gutshoot.

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