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double tap
[ duhb-uhl tap ]
noun
- the technique or act of shooting a target twice in rapid succession:
If a double tap to the chest fails to stop an attacker, the next shot is aimed at the head.
double tap
noun
- an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
a double tap to the head
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of double tap1
Example Sentences
Berg said he gave the player what he described as a “double tap on the cheek†that was not “violent in intent,†saying it was “inappropriate, but not physically aggressive.â€
Mr Mackie gave the driver's window a double tap before shattering the glass with a single blow.
The tactic is called a “double tap†in military jargon.
The Culver City-based firm has co-financed such movies as “Peter Rabbit,†“Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway†and “Zombieland: Double Tap,†all of which had Belgrad attached as an executive producer.
A missile and drone barrage on March 15 left 21 dead, including a paramedic killed in a dreaded “double tap,†in which first responders are targeted, seemingly deliberately, by strikes aimed at the same site a few moments apart to give rescuers time to arrive.
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