love tap

Definition of love tap

: a gentle blow

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Recent Examples on the Web The hit was more a love tap, a Hey kid, that sucked for you, didn’t it?—but Binnington fell to the ice, supporting himself on the frame of the goal, left knee buckling, then right. — Joan Niesen, SI.com, "At His Best and Worst, Jordan Binnington Reveals How He Has Stabilized the Blues," 4 June 2019 Later in the series, Stephenson decided to give James a love tap in the kisser. — Sean Smyth, BostonGlobe.com, "Brad Marchand isn’t the only athlete who’s found weird ways to psych out opponents," 6 May 2018 Trump's Monday love tap notwithstanding, McConnell, who couldn't get Senate Republicans to pass a repeal of Obamacare, has been the target of the president's ire and of Bannon's band of anti-establishment forces. — Jonathan Allen, NBC News, "Caught in a GOP Civil War, Trump Picks Both Sides," 16 Oct. 2017

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“Love tap.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love%20tap. Accessed 8 December 2019.

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