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tap or nap

tap or nap verb: to submit by tapping, or risk being rendered unconscious.

Verb

tap or nap (third-person singular simple present taps or naps, present participle tapping or napping, simple past and past participle tapped or napped)

  1. (slang, combat sports) To submit by tapping, or risk being rendered unconscious.

Forms of tap or nap

third-person singular presenttaps or naps
present participletapping or napping
past participletapped or napped
pasttapped or napped

Questions about tap or nap

What does tap or nap mean?
Tap or nap means to submit by tapping, or risk being rendered unconscious.
What part of speech is tap or nap?
Tap or nap is a verb.
What is the past tense of tap or nap?
The past tense of tap or nap is tapped or napped.

Words near tap or nap in the dictionary

  1. tap into
  2. tap of work
  3. tap off
  4. tap on
  5. tap one's toes
  6. tap or nap
  7. tap out
  8. tap pants
  9. tap tap
  10. tap taps
  11. tap the admiral

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