1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

   to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums)

   見知らぬ人が玄関のドアをしきりにたたいた。

2. to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)

3. to sound out (someone's views)

4. to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

5. to beat down the price

6. to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)

   as ...口を叩く

7. to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)

   Computing

Also written 敲く【たたく】