tapping up UK
ˈtæpɪŋ ʌp
Definition

Definition of tapping up - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sportsRareUKillicit approach to a contracted playerRareUK
  • The club was fined for tapping up the star player.
  • Tapping up scandals often hit the headlines.
  • The league tightened rules on tapping up.
poaching tampering
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Expressions with tapping

telephone tappingn.
secret monitoring of telephone conversations by someone other than the speakers
The journalist discovered that telephone tapping had been used during the investigation.
phone tappingn.
secret listening to phone calls without permission
Phone tapping is illegal without a court order.
table tappingn.
technique where fingers tap on a table surface
He used table tapping to create a rhythmic pattern.
toe-tappingadj.
having a pleasing rhythm that makes you tap your toes
The band played a toe-tapping tune that got everyone dancing.
self-tappingadj.
creating its own thread when turned into material
The self-tapping screw made installation quick and easy.

Terms related to tapping up

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
tapcontractdealenticementnegotiationrecruitmentsportsmanshiptransferviolation

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  1. French:approche illicite, ...
  2. German:Abwerbung, ...
  3. Italian:approccio illecito, ...
  4. Spanish:acercamiento ilegal, ...
  5. Portuguese:aliciamento, ...
  6. Chinese:私下接触, ...
  7. Japanese:タッピングアップ, ...
  8. Arabic:مُفَاوَضَات غَيْر قَانُونِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:הַחְתָּמָה בִּלְתִּי חֻקִּית, ...
  10. Russian:незаконный контакт, ...
  11. Ukrainian:незаконний підхід, ...
  12. Hindi:अवैध संपर्क, ...
tap up UK
AM: tæp ʌp
tapped up
See also: hit up (US)

Definition of tap up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.
1.
solicitationUKapproach someone informally to ask for help or favoursUK
  • She tapped up colleagues for donations to the fundraiser.
2.
recruitmentUKapproach a person to recruit them for a job or roleUK
  • They tapped up the deputy for the vacant position.
recruit
3.
sportsRareUKapproach a contracted player to try to negotiate a transferRareUK
  • Several teams tapped up the striker despite his contract.
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Expressions with tapping

telephone tappingn.
secret monitoring of telephone conversations by someone other than the speakers
The journalist discovered that telephone tapping had been used during the investigation.
phone tappingn.
secret listening to phone calls without permission
Phone tapping is illegal without a court order.
table tappingn.
technique where fingers tap on a table surface
He used table tapping to create a rhythmic pattern.
toe-tappingadj.
having a pleasing rhythm that makes you tap your toes
The band played a toe-tapping tune that got everyone dancing.
self-tappingadj.
creating its own thread when turned into material
The self-tapping screw made installation quick and easy.

Terms related to tap up

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
tap intotap outtappertappingtaproomtaprootuntappedaskassistancefavorhelpinformal

Examples of tap up in a sentence

  • We tapped up alumni for mentoring slots before recruitment.
  • They tried to tap up the star engineer.
  • Rivals are tapping up our interns.
  • They tried to tap up our goalkeeper during preseason.
  • Agents were caught tapping up the young winger.

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  1. French:solliciter, approcher, ...
  2. German:bei jemandem anklopfen, abwerben, ...
  3. Italian:chiedere informalmente, contattare per offrire un lavoro, ...
  4. Spanish:pedir informalmente, sondear, ...
  5. Portuguese:pedinchar, aliciar para um cargo, ...
  6. Chinese:私下找人帮忙, 挖角, ...
  7. Japanese:声をかけて頼む, 引き抜く, ...
  8. Arabic:طَلَبَ, سَعَى لِتَجْنِيدِهِ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְבַקֵּשׁ טוֹבָה, לְגַשֵּׁשׁ אֵצֶל, ...
  10. Russian:попросить неофициально, переманивать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:попросити, звернутися з пропозицією, ...
  12. Hindi:संपर्क करना, आमंत्रित करना, ...
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