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

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The Kings struck early as Kuzmenko, a trade deadline acquisition by general manager Rob Blake, scored at 2:49 of the first on a tap-in at the net to cash in a Brett Kulak holding the stick penalty. Eric Stephens, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025 Barber responded with a deft sand shot, enabling a tap-in for the record. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025 Robert Lewandowski’s tap-in to make it 4-2 with 15 minutes left seemed to put paid to any Atletico comeback. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 Knoblauch said the tap-in goal Kraken winger Jaden Schwartz scored on a power play 1:18 into the second period set the Oilers back on Thursday. Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 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 25 Apr. 2025.

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