double-tap
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative form of double tap (“to shoot twice”).
verb
Alternative form of double tap (“to click twice on a touchscreen”).
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."