to double tap
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3.5
- phrasal verb
- /ˈdʌbəl tæp/
- Texting
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doble toque
- To zoom in on the photo, you can double tap on the screen.
- double-tap the button
Next I'm going to test out Siri by double tapping Next song.
- Next I'm going to test out Siri by double tapping Next song.
- Yeah, I would double tap it and then I would scroll along.
- You press it, play, and if you want to skip to the next song, you double tap and then boom.
- And and so instead of having to use your hand and your phone to double tap and swipe, you just use the touch screen that's on your cane handle.
- For years I've double tapped and liked and even commented on these clips of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
- Even built in Instagram, you double tap something, your friends look at what you're liking.
Examples
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You press it, play, and if you want to skip to the next song, you double tap and then boom.
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So if I double tap, it'll change the track, which is great.
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So guys, you double tap and then you cut to it.
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So double tap and then single tap to work through the different options.
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Yeah, I would double tap it and then I would scroll along.
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Double tap again and I get an overview of the web page.
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With this feature, you will be able to drag an object by double-tapping it.
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So what you're gonna do is take your three fingers and double tap on the screen.
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So you can do these in your ear, tap to play, double tap to skip, triple tap to go back.
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You know how you can double-tap a touch screen to enlarge and center portions of a web page, photo, or document?
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to tap twice rapidly' is directly and compositionally derived from 'double' (twice) + 'tap' (a light touch). This follows a straightforward modifier + verb pattern common across languages and in everyday technology contexts, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended action.
Etymology
Double tap comes from the image of doing the same action twice very fast — imagine two quick taps or two quick shots in a row. When phones and tablets became common, people used that picture for touching a screen two times quickly, so double tap now means 'tap twice quickly' to make something happen, like 'zoom in' or 'like' a post.