tap up

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tap up

verb taps up · tapping up · tapped up

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.
UK, transitive To make an approach to a player, under contract to another club, in order to attempt to negotiate a transfer.
Similar: tamper

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@misc{tap_up_2026,
  title = {tap up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tap%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}