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PRONUNCIATION OF TAPPING UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAPPING UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tapping up is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAPPING UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tapping up

In professional team sports, tapping up or tampering is an attempt to persuade a player contracted to one team to transfer to another team, without the knowledge or permission of the player's current team. This kind of approach is often made through the player's agent. It is expressly forbidden in many professional leagues, but is not illegal.

Definition of tapping up in the English dictionary

The definition of tapping up in the dictionary is the illicit practice of attempting to recruit a player while he is still bound by contract to another team.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAPPING UP

tapiroid
tapis
taplash
tapotement
tappable
tapped
tapper
tappet
tappice
tapping
tappit-hen
taproom
taproot
taprooted
taps
tapsalteerie
tapster
tapstress
tapstry
tapu

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAPPING UP

bang up
big up
blowing up
bring up
drag up
flag up
gang up
give someone a leg up
hang up
hung up
leg up
mug up
rig up
ring up
rug up
strung up

Synonyms and antonyms of tapping up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tapping up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAPPING UP

Find out the translation of tapping up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tapping up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tapping up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敲击起来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tocando hasta
570 millions of speakers

English

tapping up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपर दोहन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنصت يصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нажав на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tocando -se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টেপ আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perçage jusqu´au
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menoreh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klopfen bis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アップタッピング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최대 활용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nutul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khai thác tối đa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தட்டுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॅपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dokundurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

toccando up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dotykając się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

натиснувши на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atingând în sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παγίδευσή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afluister op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knacka upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tappe opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tapping up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAPPING UP»

The term «tapping up» is normally little used and occupies the 148.766 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAPPING UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tapping up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAPPING UP»

Discover the use of tapping up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tapping up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tapping the Green Market: Certification and Management of ...
Farmers clean competing vegetation from around the trunks of trees selected for tapping, up to a radius of 0.5–1m. Next, the tapping area is cleaned of any dead bark, lichens or mosses for a length of 5–6m up and down the trunk, scraping the  ...
Patricia Shanley, 2002
2
The Power of Tapping
Unfortunately, when the flight paths in Sydney were changed some years ago I suddenly found that I had a lot of planes flying over my house, and back then I didn't have tapping up my sleeve to help. I felt really stressed by the noise and ...
Margaret Munoz, 2005
3
The Complete MS Body Manual: A Handbook of Effective ...
Continue the tapping down th e side of your arms and up to your shoulders, coming back into the upright position as you do so. Then do the same down the inside of your legs and up the outside to your buttocks. End by vigorously tapping up ...
Susie Cornell, 1996
4
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a ...
Continue tapping up your back, going as high as you can reach from the bottom to the top. Then reach over your shoulders and continue tapping upward toward the cervical spine. Use your fingers to tap lightly on your skull, forehead, throat, ...
Peter M. Wayne, Mark L. Fuerst, 2013
5
J & P Transformer Book
... effected by tapping-up on the generator transformer, that is, increasing the number of HV turns for a given 400 kV system voltage. Absorption of VArs will occur if the transformer is tapped down. This mode of operation leads to variation in flux ...
Martin Heathcote, 2011
6
RopeSport: The Ultimate Jump Rope Workout
Continue tapping up and down, but rotate your foot in and out (right and left) simultaneously. The full range of motion should be about 90 degrees. Repeat the sequence with your left foot tapping up and down, then in and out. Glutes (Butt) and ...
Martin Winkler, 2007
7
Sunny Side Up
It was uncanny the way Aurelio could find his way about the pueblo, tap-tapping up the steep streets, tap-tapping into the bars. Then, when he had sold all he could, he would park his stick, hop on his motor-cycle, adjust his dark glasses and ...
David Baird, 2004
8
Time Windows
"Sorry," he said in a subdued voice. "Mandy, your mother isn't feeling any better— I know she won't ap- preciate any tapping up here." "Dad! We still have half the house to search!" "Another time." "Well, how about if we skip this floor and go up ...
Kathryn Reiss, 1991
9
Of Stones and Man: From the Pharaohs to the Present Day
... 2nd upward motion of the intruder (j = 3 or n = 2). All displacements have been magnified by a factor of 70. The intruder is located in X = 0, Y = 0. 2.5 2.0- 1.5- 1.0 - 0.5- 0.0 A Normal Up T Normal Down a Tapping Up • Tapping Down 10 100 ...
Jean Kerisel, 2005
10
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Oh, that's "Meat”, ”jipper”, "spuds” and "rooti”, with occasional ”top-hats”.' They said I'd find coal-hugging quite a lively little job, Then they put me 'on the timber' and they called me ']unior Swab'. But when my work was over, after 'tapping up' a  ...
Eric Partridge, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAPPING UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tapping up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chelsea enlist help of Gary Cahill as tapping up of John Stones …
For a club that insists it is behaving correctly Chelsea don't half like talking about players at other clubs. Jose Mourinho has repeatedly spoken about John ... «Royal Blue Mersey, Jul 15»
2
Liverpool legend admits tapping up Manchester United target …
JAMIE CARRAGHER has revealed he had a secret role in Liverpool's agreement to sign Southampton ace Nathaniel Clyne. By Chisanga Malata / Published ... «Daily Star, Jun 15»
3
Former Scotland star Don Hutchinson: Tapping up happens in …
That 'tapped up' phrase sounds very, very wrong to most fans, but it happens in 99% of transfers, especially the really big ones. I moved on several times in ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
4
Football - Atletico Madrid 'might sue PSG' for 'tapping up' Simeone
Atletico Madrid are considering the possibility of reporting Paris Saint-Germain to FIFA over tapping up Diego Simeone, according to AS. 1 February 2015 11:32 ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Feb 15»
5
Sam Allardyce fears tapping up of in-demand defender Winston Reid
Sam Allardyce fears tapping up of in-demand defender Winston Reid. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce expects Winston Reid to leave Upton Park when his ... «ESPNFC - Football News and Scores, Jan 15»
6
Liverpool transfers: Barcelona admit Luis Suarez tapping up
Liverpool transfers: Barcelona admit Luis Suarez tapping up BEFORE the ... Nou we know: Josep Bartomeu has confessed to Barca tapping up new boy Suarez. «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 14»
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Everton fined for 'tapping up' Nottingham Forest youngster Jamaal …
EVERTON have been fined £45,000 by the Football Association after being found guilty of 'tapping up' Nottingham Forest's Jamaal Lascelles when David ... «Express.co.uk, Jan 14»
8
West Ham report Fulham over 'tapping up' of Ravel Morrison
West Ham have alleged that Fulham have 'tapped up' Ravel Morrison. ... to the Premier League over what they believe is the tapping up of Ravel Morrison. «The Guardian, Jan 14»
9
Victorious Gloucester want crackdown on tapping up as match …
Gloucester boss Nigel Davies called for a crackdown on tapping up as he braced himself for the loss of Freddie Burns to Leicester. Burns came off the bench to ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 13»
10
Celtic write to Benfica warning them against tapping up Fraser Forster
Celtic have written to Benfica to warn the Portuguese giants against what they believe to be the blatant tapping up of Fraser Forster. The Parkhead club are ... «Daily Mail, Aug 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tapping up [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tapping-up>. Apr 2024 ».
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