To strike gently; tap, Sports To tap or deflect (a ball or puck, for example), especially in scoring, To give tips or a tip, transitive verb_ To furnish with a tip, To cover or decorate the tip of, To remove the tip of, noun_ A tool made of pasteboard and long fine hair, used by gilders, as to lay the gold upon the edges of a book; also, a piece of wood covered with Canton flannel, used by book-stampers, A horseshoe which covers only the front half of the hoof, with the branches tapered to an edge, The act of tipping

Not accompanied by another or others; solitary, Consisting of one in number, Having individual opponents; involving two individuals only, noun_ Something capable of carrying, moving, or holding one person or thing at a time, as a bed or a hotel room, A song, often from a full-length album or compact disc, that is released for airplay, A tennis or badminton match between two players, intransitive verb_ To cause the scoring of (a run) by hitting a single, To cause (a base runner) to score or advance by hitting a single, To hit a single

Of something or someone that scores, noun_ The process of keeping score in a sport or contest, evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score, The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold, verb_ Present participle of score

The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury, The science or art of defending oneself; self-defense, the justification for some act or belief, transitive verb_ To attempt to stop (the opposition) from scoring, To play defense against (an opponent or play)