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tap

noun
  1. a light touch or stroke
    dabpat
  2. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
    wiretap
  3. a plug for a bunghole in a cask
    spigot
  4. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
  5. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
  6. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
    hydrantwater faucetwater tap
  7. the sound made by a gentle blow
    patrap
  8. a gentle blow
    strike
verb
  1. make a solicitation or entreaty for something
    solicit
  2. draw from
    exploit
  3. strike lightly
    “They tapped me on the shoulder.”
    tip
  4. cut a female screw thread with a tap
  5. pierce in order to draw a liquid from
    “tap a maple tree for its syrup”
  6. draw (liquor) from a tap
    “tap beer in a bar”
  7. 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
  8. walk with a tapping sound
  9. make light, repeated strikes on a surface
    “I was tapping my fingers on the table impatiently.”
    pinkknockrap
  10. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
    “The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy”
    wiretapbugintercept
  11. draw from or dip into to get something
    “tap one's memory”
  12. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
    “tap a cask of wine”