double tap
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone.
noun
A bombing strategy where the same target is attacked twice, with the second attack targeting rescuers and mourners.
noun
A form of tympanocentesis in which the middle ear fluid is sampled via needle puncture at two different stages of the process.
verb
To shoot twice in rapid succession.
verb
To click twice on a touchscreen.
Example Sentences
- "“You said yourself that it looked like a professional hit with a double tap to the head. She could have hired it done and what better alibi than to be in another state when the murder took place,” Danny said."
- "Perhaps initially in Afghanistan, the double tap was useful as al-Qa'ida or Taliban members would collect the bodies."
- "Lebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon, including through the use of double-tap strikes, in what they describe as a systematic effort to make the area unlivable."
- "Peitz tapped the screen and scrolled through a variety of drink icons. He double tapped a couple of others to add the extras and the comm dinged once it registered the final selection."
- "To open an app, tap an item or toggle a switch by choosing the item and then double tapping the screen. When the selected item is double tapped, it will invoke the command as desired."
Inflected Forms
Phrases
triple tap
Frequently Paired Words
triple tap