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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

tap up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (UK, transitive) To make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.
    • In earlier years, the intelligence services would often recruit agents by tapping them up.
  2. (UK, transitive) To make an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transfer.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tapped up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tapped up Tense=Past lexicographic
tapping up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
taps up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

tortious interference

Synonyms

tamper