tape

Definitions of tape
  1. noun
    the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
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    type of:
    coup
    a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
  2. noun
    a light touch or stroke
    synonyms: petit coup
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    type of:
    attouchement, contact
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  3. noun
    a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
    synonyms: claque
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    type of:
    choc
    an impact (as from a collision)
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