"one-tap" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: one-taps [present, singular, third-person], one-tapping [participle, present], one-tapped [participle, past], one-tapped [past]
Etymology: A reference to first-person shooter games in which a gun is fired by "tapping" the left click button on a mouse. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} one-tap (third-person singular simple present one-taps, present participle one-tapping, simple past and past participle one-tapped)
  1. (video games, slang, transitive) To kill an enemy in one shot. Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Video games Related terms: two-tap, three-tap
    Sense id: en-one-tap-en-verb-rEpUk-sb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2020 December 20, Satyaki Das, “Should Valorant remove the delay before a player is accurate during strafing?”, in Sportskeeda, archived from the original on 2021-01-24",
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          "ref": "2021 February 8, Jalen Lopez, “Lothar highlights binding Reyna's Dismiss ability to turn invulnerable after one-tapping in VALORANT”, in Dot Esports, archived from the original on 2021-05-10",
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          "ref": "2022 October 25, Abhishek Mallick, “Modern Warfare 2 \"Nessie\" achievement guide: How to kill all guards unseen”, in Sportskeeda, archived from the original on 2022-10-25",
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          "ref": "2022 November 14, Alex Garton, “Modern Warfare 2 expert claims \"one-tap\" shotgun dominates close-range”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 2022-11-15",
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          "ref": "2022 November 22, Charles Burgar, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Best LM-S Loadout”, in TheGamer, archived from the original on 2022-11-22",
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