Dictionary.com

tap-in

[ tap-in ]
/ ˈtæpˌɪn /
Save This Word!

noun Basketball.
a field goal made by striking a ball in the air into the basket, usually from close range.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Also called tip-in.

Origin of tap-in

Noun use of verb phrase tap in
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use tap-in in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for tap-in

tap-in

noun
soccer a goal scored without great effort by simply knocking the ball into the goal from close range
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK