tapping

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Synonyms: rapping, yapping, sapping, lapping, trapping, capping, tamping, happing, mapping, topping, taping

Antonyms: rapping, yapping, sapping, lapping, trapping, capping, tamping, happing, mapping, topping, taping

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Noun

1. An act of making a light [[hit]] or [[strike]] against something.
2. {{lb|en|music}} A [[guitar]] technique in which the [[string]]s are tapped against the [[fingerboard]]
3. The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.
4. {{lb|en|electrical engineering}} A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|tap||ing-form}}

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