"tap on" meaning in All languages combined

See tap on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: taps on [present, singular, third-person], tapping on [participle, present], tapped on [participle, past], tapped on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|taps on|tapping on|tapped on|tapped on}} tap on (third-person singular simple present taps on, present participle tapping on, simple past and past participle tapped on)
  1. (transitive) To strike an object or a person lightly and swiftly. Tags: transitive Related terms: tap off

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To strike an object or a person lightly and swiftly."
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