Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tap and go

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: tap and -go
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quick free kick taken by touching the ball with the boot and running forward.

Example Sentences

"They grabbed an unlikely lifeline when Ben Youngs took a quick tap and go to release Foden, who jinked and dummied his way over to make it 16-5 with 23 minutes left on the clock, Wilkinson popping over the conversion for 16-7."

Inflected Forms

tap and gos (plural)

Questions

What does tap and go mean?: A quick free kick taken by touching the ball with the boot and running forward.

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