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Tap

/tæp/

To make a light and quick touch or strike, usually with a hand, finger, or object.

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Just tap the green button to start.She heard a tap at the window last night.

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Originates from the Old English "tæppa," meaning a peg or stopple used to draw liquid from a cask. The verb form evolved in Middle English to signify touching lightly.

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