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

Examples of tap-in in a Sentence

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Well, yes, Timo Werner breezes past Walker easily… … to square the ball for a Brennan Johnson tap-in… … but Werner only came on in the 89th minute, while Walker had played the whole game. Michael Cox, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 Queen Anne’s scored the game’s first goal in the 26th minute on a tap-in by sophomore Kara Ringold from just in front of the net on an assist from senior Morgan Scott, putting the Harford County squad in an early hole. Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024 His tap-in birdie putt on a second extra hole capped a season-long performance that cemented his legacy as one of his school’s legendary players. Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024 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 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 15 Dec. 2024.

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