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View definitions for tapping

tapping

noun as in mining

noun as in tattoo

Strong match

Weak match

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Whether it’s a lottery win or an inheritance, there will always be someone tapping on your shoulder with a story that puts you in pole position as their savior.

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After tapping Parental Controls, you’ll be prompted to invite a family member.

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The country is developing several other similar projects along its Atlantic coastline, which boasts some of the best conditions in the world for tapping wind and solar energy in the same place.

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It isn’t clear that tapping the revenue for some of these proposals would draw the ire of bond vigilantes worried about the U.S. fiscal deficit.

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Swift's new music is more cool and collected than her previous collaborations with Martin; tapping into the atmospheric textures of his recent hits for The Weeknd and Ariana Grande.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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