Knock
Taps
Taps noun - (military) signal to turn the lights out.
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Synonyms for Taps
Knock is a synonym for taps in hit lightly topic. You can use "Knock" instead the word "Taps" as a verb or a noun.
Both words in one sentence
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Tap on the Head: Luke repeatedly slaps, flicks, and basically cherry-taps people on the head to knock them out.
- Averted in Monstrous Regiment: the medically-trained Igorina very carefully taps a guard's head in the right spot to knock him out without badly injuring him.
Source: Hard Head / Literature
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