1
: tip-in
2
: a very short easy putt in golf

Examples of tap-in in a Sentence

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Then again in the 76th minute when Djordje Mihailovic’s penalty was saved, and Cole Bassett got the rebound and found Navarro for a tap-in. Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024 San Jose finally equalized in the 75th minute on Jeremy Ebobisse’s strike in the box, but Los Angeles responded with substitute Miguel Berry’s tap-in off a Miki Yamane assist in the 89th minute. Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024 Finally, when the Panthers closed to within 3-2, McDavid skated between two Panthers defenders like a swimmer through water before dishing the puck in front of the goalmouth to fourth-liner Corey Perry for a tap-in goal. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024 DeChambeau was all over the place — three times following a a birdie with a bogey, saving plenty of pars with putts in the 5-foot range and finishing on a high note with a wedge into tap-in range for birdie on the 18th. Apress, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tap-in 

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tap-in was in 1948

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“Tap-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap-in. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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