tapping up


noun
  1. British informal (esp of a professional soccer club) the illicit practice of attempting to recruit a player while he is still bound by contract to another team

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How to use tapping up in a sentence

  • "I must look 'ee out a perfect one," said Mrs. Vercoe, tapping up one after another and rapping them with her knuckles.

    The Carroll Girls | Mabel Quiller-Couch
  • But when my work was over, after "tapping up" a bit, I'd take my own "square missus" out—you bet we made a hit.

    War's Brighter Side | Julian Ralph.
  • As the goat went tapping up the steps a stir within announced the dreaded demonstration.

    Moods | Louisa May Alcott
  • But Mr. Cato was tapping up the dotted stairway with his bow.

    Emmy Lou | George Madden Martin