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Definition of 'tap'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) tap
to strike with a light but audible blow.

2.  tap
to make, put, etc., by tapping:
to tap a nail into a wall.

3.  tap
to strike (the fingers, a foot, a pencil, etc.) upon or against something, esp. with repeated light blows.

4.  tap
to add a metal or leather piece to the sole or heel of (a boot or shoe).

5. (v.i.) tap
to strike lightly but audibly.

6.  tap
to strike light blows.

7.  tap
to tap-dance.

8. (n.) tap
a light but audible blow.

9.  tap
the sound made by this.

10.  tap
a piece of metal attached to the toe or heel of a shoe.

11.  tap
a thickness of leather added to the sole or heel of a boot or shoe, as in repairing.

12. (n.) tap
a cylindrical plug or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.

13.  tap
a faucet or cock.

14.  tap
the liquor drawn through a particular tap.

15.  tap
a connection made at an intermediate point on an electrical circuit or device.

16.  tap
an act or instance of wiretapping.

17.  tap
the surgical withdrawal of fluid:
spinal tap.

18.  tap
a tool for cutting screw threads into the cylindrical surface of a round opening.

19.  tap
a hole made in tapping, as one in a pipe to furnish connection for a branch pipe.

20. (v.t.) tap
to draw liquid from (a vessel or container).

21.  tap
to draw off (liquid), as by removing a tap or piercing a container.

22.  tap
to draw the tap from or pierce (a cask or other container).

23.  tap
to draw upon; begin to use:
to tap one's resources.

24.  tap
to connect into secretly so as to receive what is being transmitted: to tap a telephone.

25.  tap
to furnish (a cask, pipe, etc.) with a tap.

26.  tap
to cut a screw thread into the surface of (an opening).

27.  tap
to open outlets from (power lines, highways, pipes, etc.).

28.  tap
tap off, to remove (liquid, molten metal, etc.) from a keg, furnace, or the like.

29.  tap
ready to be drawn and served, as liquor from a cask.

30.  tap
furnished with a tap or cock, as a barrel of liquor.

31.  tap
ready for immediate use; available.

Etymology: (bef. 1050; (n.) ME tappe, OE tæppa, c. MD, MLG tap, OHG zapho, ON tappi; (v.) ME tappen, OE tæppian)

Definition of 'tap'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pat, rap, tap
the sound made by a gentle blow

2. (noun) rap, strike, tap
a gentle blow

3. (noun) water faucet, water tap, tap, hydrant
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

4. (noun) tap
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

5. (noun) tap
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

6. (noun) tap, spigot
a plug for a bunghole in a cask

7. (noun) wiretap, tap
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

8. (verb) tap, pat, dab
a light touch or stroke

9. (verb) tap
cut a female screw thread with a tap

10. (verb) tap
draw from or dip into to get something
"tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

11. (verb) tap, tip
strike lightly
"He tapped me on the shoulder"

12. (verb) exploit, tap
draw from; make good use of
"we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

13. (verb) wiretap, tap, intercept, bug
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
"The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

14. (verb) tap
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
"tap a cask of wine"

15. (verb) tap, rap, knock, pink
make light, repeated taps on a surface
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

16. (verb) tap
walk with a tapping sound

17. (verb) tapdance, tap
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
"Glover tapdances better than anybody"

18. (verb) tap
draw (liquor) from a tap
"tap beer in a bar"

19. (verb) tap
pierce in order to draw a liquid from
"tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"

20. (verb) solicit, beg, tap
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
"Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

Definition of 'tap'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) tap
to touch or knock sth with light, short hits
Someone was tapping at the window.; He tapped her on the shoulder.

2.  tap
to use or take from a supply of sth
The company plans to tap a younger market to increase sales.

3.  tap
to secretly listen to sb's telephone conversation using an electronic device; = bug
He suspected his calls were being tapped.

4. (noun) tap
a short light knock or touch
She gave the nail a last tap with the hammer.

5.  tap
a device that controls the flow of liquid from a pipe
beer flowing from the open tap

6.  tap
a faucet

7.  tap
on tap
freely available
information on tap via the Internet

Definition of 'tap'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) tap
a gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat

2. (noun) tap
a piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel

3. (noun) tap
a signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo

4. (noun) tap
a hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn

5. (noun) tap
a plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet

6. (noun) tap
liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap

7. (noun) tap
a place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar

8. (noun) tap
a tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges

9. (verb) tap
to strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane

10. (verb) tap
to put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes

11. (verb) tap
to strike a gentle blow

12. (verb) tap
to pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc

13. (verb) tap
hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury

14. (verb) tap
to draw, or cause to flow, by piercing

15. (verb) tap
to form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut

Translation of 'tap'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a quick touch or light knock or blow I heard a tap at the door.
Afrikaans: tik, klop	Arabic: نَقْرَه	Bulgarian: почукване
Brazilian: pancadinha	Czech: (za)ťukání	German: leichtes Klopfen
Danish: let banken; let slag	Greek: ελαφρό χτύπημα	Spanish: golpecito, palmadita
Estonian: koputus	Farsi: ضربه سبک وتند	Finnish: koputus
French: petit coup	Hebrew: נְקִישָה	Hindi: नल
Croatian: lak udarac, kuckanje	Hungarian: kopogás	Indonesian: ketukan
Icelandic: bank	Italian: colpetto	Japanese: たゝく音
Korean: 가볍게 두드리기	Lithuanian: barškinimas, beldimas	Latvian: viegls klauvējiens/piesit
Malay: ketukan	Dutch: tikje	Norwegian: bank(ing), lett slag
Polish: puknięcie, stuknięcie	Portuguese: pancadinha	Romanian: bătaie uşoară
Russian: лёгкий стук	Slovak: (za)ťukanie, (za)klopanie	Slovenian: lahen udarec
Serbian: lupkanje	Swedish: knackning	Thai: การแตะเบา ๆ
Turkish: tıkırtı, hafif vuruş	Taiwanese: 輕叩	Ukrainian: легкий стукіт
Urdu: تھپتھپاہٹ	Vietnamese: cái gõ nhẹ	Chinese: 轻叩
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