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- nountap (noun) · taps (plural noun) · tapping (noun) · tappings (plural noun)
- a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled:"she turned the cold tap on" · "the air-supply tap"
- BRITISH ENGLISHan electrical connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.
- a device connected to a telephone used for listening secretly to someone's conversations:"those taps produced hundreds of hours of recordings"
- an act of listening secretly to someone's telephone conversation.
- an instrument for cutting a threaded hole in a material.
- BRITISH ENGLISHa taproom.
verbtap (verb) · taps (third person present) · tapped (past tense) · tapped (past participle) · tapping (present participle)- draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container):"bragging of tests they had aced and kegs they had tapped"
- draw (liquid) from a cask, barrel, or other container:"the butlers were tapping new ale"
- draw sap from (a tree) by cutting into it.
- exploit or draw a supply from (a resource):"clients from industry seeking to tap Philadelphia's resources of expertise" · "these magazines have tapped into a target market of consumers"
- informalobtain money or information from (someone):"he considered whom he could tap for information"
- connect a device to (a telephone) so that conversation can be listened to secretly:"the telephones were tapped by the state security police"
- cut a thread in (something) to accept a screw:"on most vices, the metal jaws are drilled and tapped to accept screws"
OriginOld English tæppa ‘peg for the vent-hole of a cask’, tæppian ‘provide (a cask) with a stopper’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tap and German Zapfen (nouns).verbtap (verb) · taps (third person present) · tapped (past tense) · tapped (past participle) · tapping (present participle)- strike (someone or something) with a quick light blow or blows:"one of my staff tapped me on the shoulder"
- strike (something) against something else with a quick light blow or blows:"Gloria was tapping her feet in time to the music"
- (tap something out)produce (a rhythm) with a series of quick light blows on a surface:"drums that tapped out a rumba beat"
- write or enter (something) using a keyboard or keypad:"he tapped out a few words on the keyboard"
- US ENGLISHinformaldesignate or select (someone) for a task or honor, especially membership of an organization or committee:"he had been tapped earlier to serve in Costa Rica"
nountap (noun) · taps (plural noun) · taps (noun)- a quick light blow, or the sound of such a blow:"there was a sharp tap at the door"
- tap dancing:"a rhythm much used in tap"
- a piece of metal attached to the toe and heel of a tap dancer's shoe to make a tapping sound.
- US ENGLISH(taps)a bugle call for lights to be put out in army quarters:"the bugler played taps"
- a bugle call sounded at a military funeral.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French taper, or of imitative origin; compare with clap and rap.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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- Hit something gentlyLearn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short, sharp noises: tap against The branches tapped against the window.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tapAlso found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. tap 1 (tăp) v. tapped, tap·ping, taps v.tr. 1. To strike gently with a light blow or blows: I tapped you on the shoulder to get your attention.www.thefreedictionary.com/tap
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