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Tap Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Tap? [n] a light touch or stroke [n] a plug for a bunghole in a cask [n] a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads [n] a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) [n] a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [n] the sound made by a gentle blow [n] a gentle blow [v] make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solcited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" [v] draw from; make good use of (resources) [v] strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [v] cut a female screw thread with a tap [v] pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer" [v] draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar" [v] dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody" [v] walk with a tapping sound [v] make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" [v] 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?" [v] draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money" [v] furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Tap: beg \| bug \| dab \| exploit \| hydrant \| intercept \| knock \| pat \| pat \| pink \| rap \| rap \| solicit \| spigot \| strike \| tapdance \| water faucet \| water tap \| wiretap Related Terms \| Find terms related to Tap: See Also \| apply \| barrel \| bespeak \| blow \| bump \| buttonhole \| call for \| canvas \| canvass \| cask \| commercialize \| cut \| dance \| draw \| draw \| draw off \| eavesdrop \| employ \| faucet \| furnish \| go \| listen in \| lobby \| maximise \| maximize \| milk \| mine \| overexploit \| percuss \| pierce \| pitter-patter \| plate \| plug \| plumbing fixture \| provide \| quarry \| quest \| render \| request \| sound \| sound \| stopper \| stopple \| strike \| supply \| take out \| take out \| tool \| touch \| touching \| trip the light fantastic \| trip the light fantastic toe \| use \| utilise \| utilize \| walk \| withdraw Tap In Webster's Dictionary \Tap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tapping}.] [F. taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf. dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to grope.] 1. 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. 2. To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes. \Tap\, n. [Cf. F. tape. See {Tap} to strike.] 1. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat. --Addison. 2. A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel. 3. pl. (Mil.) 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. --Wilhelm. \Tap\, v. i. To strike a gentle blow. \Tap\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppa, akin to D. tap, G. zapfen, OHG. zapfo, Dan. tap, Sw. tapp, Icel. tappi. Cf. {Tampion}, {Tip}.] 1. A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn. 2. A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet. 3. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. [Colloq.] 4. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar. [Colloq.] 5. (Mech.) 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. {On tap}. (a) Ready to be drawn; as, ale on tap. (b) Broached, or furnished with a tap; as, a barrel on tap. {Plug tap} (Mech.), a screw-cutting tap with a slightly tapering end. {Tap bolt}, a bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of passing through the part and receiving a nut. See Illust. under {Bolt}. {Tap cinder} (Metal.), the slag of a puddling furnace. \Tap\, v. t. 1. To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc. 2. Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury. 3. To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing. --Shak. He has been tapping his liquors. --Addison. 4. (Mech.) To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut.

Tap Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tap?

[n] a light touch or stroke
[n] a plug for a bunghole in a cask
[n] a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
[n] a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
[n] a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
[n] the sound made by a gentle blow
[n] a gentle blow
[v] make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solcited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
[v] draw from; make good use of (resources)
[v] strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
[v] cut a female screw thread with a tap
[v] pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
[v] draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
[v] dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
[v] walk with a tapping sound
[v] make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
[v] 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?"
[v] draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
[v] furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"

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Tap In Webster's Dictionary

\Tap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tapping}.] [F. taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf.
dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to
grope.]
1. 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.

2. To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.


\Tap\, n. [Cf. F. tape. See {Tap} to strike.]
1. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat. --Addison.

2. A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or
   shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.



3. pl. (Mil.) 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.
   --Wilhelm.


\Tap\, v. i.
To strike a gentle blow.


\Tap\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppa, akin to D. tap, G. zapfen, OHG.
zapfo, Dan. tap, Sw. tapp, Icel. tappi. Cf. {Tampion},
{Tip}.]
1. A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.

2. A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or
   the like; a faucet.

3. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or
   quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. [Colloq.]

4. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a
   bar. [Colloq.]

5. (Mech.) 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.

{On tap}.
   (a) Ready to be drawn; as, ale on tap.
   (b) Broached, or furnished with a tap; as, a barrel on
       tap.

{Plug tap} (Mech.), a screw-cutting tap with a slightly
   tapering end.

{Tap bolt}, a bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the
   other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of
   passing through the part and receiving a nut. See Illust.
   under {Bolt}.

{Tap cinder} (Metal.), the slag of a puddling furnace.


\Tap\, v. t.
1. To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to
   tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc.

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



3. To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing. --Shak.

         He has been tapping his liquors.      --Addison.

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

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