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double tap

[ duhb-uhl tap ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession

    a double tap to the head

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of double tap1

First recorded in 1985–90
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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€

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Mr Mackie gave the driver's window a double tap before shattering the glass with a single blow.

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The tactic is called a “double tap†in military jargon.

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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.

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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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