Instance
Tap
Tap verb - To strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically.
How words are described
| good | good instance | good tap |
| brief | brief instance | brief tap |
| short | short instance | short tap |
| mild | mild instance | mild tap |
| Other adjectives: single, small, last, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- For instance, one features a carving of a humanoid with instructions to "tickle" his feet and then tap him on the shoulder.
Source: Video Game / Treasure Hunter G -
Open Mouth, Insert Foot: Mr Justice Featherstone has this problem; Rumpole even mentions it by name in his worst instance ("Rumpole and the Tap End").
Source: Series / Rumpole of the Bailey -
For instance, when chasing down the Shop agents who'd kidnapped his daughter, he was able to get a girl who'd seen them going by to reveal which way their van went by pushing her, but with just a light tap.
Source: Truth Serums
Cite this Source
Tap and Instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/tap
Instance & Tap. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/tap>.
Tap or Instance. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/tap.
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