Definition of Tap

Noun

• a light touch or stroke
  pat dab
• the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
  wiretap
• a plug for a bunghole in a cask
  spigot
• a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
  
• a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
  
• a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
  - water faucet - water tap hydrant
• a gentle blow
  rap strike
• the sound made by a gentle blow
  pat rap

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"
  solicit beg
• pierce in order to draw a liquid from
  "tap a maple tree for its syrup"
  "tap a keg of beer"
  
• draw (liquor) from a tap
  "tap beer in a bar"
  
• dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
  "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
  tapdance
• walk with a tapping sound
  
• make light, repeated taps on a surface
  "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
  rap knock pink
• furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
  "tap a cask of wine"
  
• 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?"
  wiretap intercept bug
• draw from
  make good use of
  "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
  exploit
• strike lightly
  "He tapped me on the shoulder"
  tip
• draw from or dip into to get something
  "tap one's memory"
  "tap a source of money"
  
• cut a female screw thread with a tap
  

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