Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Tap
Tap verb - To strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically.
Both words in one sentence
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It looks rather like Force Lightning; he has to tap the Dark Side to do it, but it has managed to save instead of harming.
Source: Magical Defibrillator -
If you're unlucky enough for two pods to spawn with line of sight on the tap, it may be necessary to activate both so that they go after your troops rather than the tap.
Source: Video Game / XCOM 2 -
Busted open, bleeding like crazy, and locked in Hart's signature Sharpshooter submission hold, Austin refused to tap out; instead, he passed out from the pain in a puddle of his own blood rather than submit to Hart.
Source: Wrestling / WrestleMania
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