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to tap

to tap

24 3.4
To pay by touching a contactless card or phone to a reader
  • verb
  • /tæp/
translation icon : pagar sin contacto
  • Navigate to details and tap unread; that's all there is to it.
  • tap to pay
  • swipe or tap
  • tap your device

Examples

  • With the new system, you can tap your device to complete transactions quickly and easily.

  • Just double-tap on the title bar of the window you want to move and begin dragging.

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  • It's supposed to be very easy to set up, so I'm just going to tap my phone.

  • So you literally just tap on, don't move the card.

  • To create a group in the app, tap the All Contacts drop-down.

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  • But having a home screen full of icons that you can tap on to launch is simply more convenient.

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  • Please tap these cards.

  • And tap the screen.

  • When making a purchase, you simply tap your card on the reader for a contactless payment.

  • To pay at the store, you need to tap your phone on the payment terminal.

Idioms

7 3.4

Drinks like beer or water served from a tap

5 3.7

Ready to use when needed

Phrasal Verbs

to double tap
  • Texting
3 3.5

Tap twice quickly on a touchscreen to start a function

1 4.4

To touch something lightly with fingers or an object to make a rhythm

Touch the screen lightly with your finger to choose or open something

to tap out
  • Texting
1 5.3

To type a short message by pressing keys or the screen quickly

to tap the keg
  • Informal
1 6.1

To start pouring beer from a keg by attaching something that lets beer flow

Compounds

27 1.0

Water that comes from a tap used for drinking or cooking

14 2.7

A light touch or knock to get someone's attention

spinal tap
  • Specialized
9 5.8

To remove fluid from the lower back with a needle for testing

5 3.0

A dance where shoes with metal plates make a rhythm when the feet hit the floor

5 3.5

A person who makes music by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes while moving their feet

4 3.0

A dance where the feet make tapping sounds using shoes with metal plates

1 1.0

A thing that controls the flow of water from a pipe

8.3

A tap that sprays water for washing after using the toilet

A small tool that pours champagne from a bottle into glasses

A dance where dancers make rhythmic sounds by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes

tap wrench
  • Specialized
7.3

A tool that holds and turns a tap to cut screw threads inside a hole

4.3

A bar that sells beer, often from its own brewery

tap-off
  • Jargon
7.4

The jump ball that starts a basketball game

How Fast

to tap
24 3.4
to swipe
42 3.0
to insert
208 3.5

Surface Forms

tap infinitive
tapped past
tapped past participle
tapping present participle
taps third person singular

Etymology

Tap to pay comes from the touch meaning of tap, since you briefly touch your card or phone to the reader, so to tap is to touch to complete a payment.