noun. the sound made by a gentle blow |
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noun. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask |
noun. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) |
noun. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads |
noun. a plug for a bunghole in a cask |
noun. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information |
noun. a light touch or stroke |
verb. cut a female screw thread with a tap |
verb. draw from or dip into to get something tap one's memory|tap a source of money |
verb. strike lightly He tapped me on the shoulder |
verb. draw from; make good use of we must exploit the resources we are given wisely |
verb. 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? |
verb. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it tap a cask of wine |
verb. make light, repeated taps on a surface he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently |
verb. walk with a tapping sound |
verb. dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes Glover tapdances better than anybody |
verb. draw (liquor) from a tap tap beer in a bar |
verb. pierce in order to draw a liquid from tap a maple tree for its syrup|tap a keg of beer |
verb. 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 |
