"double-tap" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: double-taps [present, singular, third-person], double-tapping [participle, present], double-tapped [participle, past], double-tapped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} double-tap (third-person singular simple present double-taps, present participle double-tapping, simple past and past participle double-tapped)
  1. Alternative form of double tap (“to shoot twice”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: double tap (extra: to shoot twice)
    Sense id: en-double-tap-en-verb-q~TFjQqM
  2. Alternative form of double tap (“to click twice on a touchscreen”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: double tap (extra: to click twice on a touchscreen)
    Sense id: en-double-tap-en-verb-02su8KX7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

Inflected forms

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