TAP

Definition of TAP

  1. (verb)cut a female screw thread with a tap
  2. (verb)draw from or dip into to get something
  3. (verb)strike lightly
  4. (verb)draw from; make good use of
  5. (verb)tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
  6. (verb)furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
  7. (verb)make light, repeated taps on a surface
  8. (verb)walk with a tapping sound
  9. (verb)dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
  10. (verb)draw (liquor) from a tap
  11. (verb)pierce in order to draw a liquid from
  12. (verb)make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
  13. (noun)the sound made by a gentle blow
  14. (noun)a gentle blow
  15. (noun)a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
  16. (noun)a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
  17. (noun)a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
  18. (noun)a plug for a bunghole in a cask
  19. (noun)the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
  20. (noun)a light touch or stroke