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tap-in

[ tap-in ]

noun

Basketball.
  1. a field goal made by striking a ball in the air into the basket, usually from close range.


tap-in

noun

  1. soccer a goal scored without great effort by simply knocking the ball into the goal from close range
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Origin of tap-in1

Noun use of verb phrase tap in
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Captain Harry Kane scored his 71st goal in 105 international appearances with a simple tap-in after 68 minutes and substitute Eberechi Eze added the hosts' third with a deflected shot.

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The four-time major winner then missed short birdie chances at the 15th and 16th with Spaun joining him at 12 under with a tap-in birdie on the par-five 16th.

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If he carries on his run then he is in the right place around about the six yard box to get a tap-in for the winner when Bruno Fernandes' shot is saved.

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He dashed to the edge of his penalty area as Patrick Dorgu ran towards him and, as the left wing-back nudged the ball towards where he expected Onana to be, it gifted Jaden Philogene with a tap-in.

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Early in this contest, with Ipswich leading through the atrocious mix-up that offered Jaden Philogene a fourth-minute tap-in, the visiting fans offered their own pretty blunt assessment of United.

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