double tap

[duhb-uhl tap]

noun

1. the technique or act of shooting a target twice in rapid succession.

   If a double tap to the chest fails to stop an attacker, the next shot is aimed at the head.

double tap

noun

1. an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession

   a double tap to the head

Word History and Origins

Origin of double tap¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

The doctor who asked those rescuers to come help before the “double tap” said he still couldn’t comprehend what had just happened.

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Berg said he gave the player what he described as a “double tap on the cheek” that was not “violent in intent,” saying it was “inappropriate, but not physically aggressive.”

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Mr Mackie gave the driver's window a double tap before shattering the glass with a single blow.

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The tactic is called a “double tap” in military jargon.

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The Culver City-based firm has co-financed such movies as “Peter Rabbit,” “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” and “Zombieland: Double Tap,” all of which had Belgrad attached as an executive producer.

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