Butt
Butt verb - Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.
Tap
Tap verb - To strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically.
How words are described
| good | good butt | good tap |
| familiar | familiar butt | familiar tap |
| gentle | gentle butt | gentle tap |
| usual | usual butt | usual tap |
| Other adjectives: small, powerful, little, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Tap on the Head: The Quick Melee consists of knocking enemies out with either the butt of your gun or a punch to the face, depending on how close you are.
Source: Video Game / GoldenEye Wii - Tap on the Head: In chapter 7, Damon knocks out a bandit ringleader with the butt of his pistol to the head.
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Tap on the Head: The killer knocks Nelson out with the butt of his gun and carries him part of the way into the miniature-golf course.
Source: Film / The Wrong Guy
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