TAP
Definition of TAP
- (verb)cut a female screw thread with a tap
- (verb)draw from or dip into to get something
- (verb)strike lightly
- (verb)draw from; make good use of
- (verb)tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- (verb)furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
- (verb)make light, repeated taps on a surface
- (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
- (verb)draw (liquor) from a tap
- (verb)pierce in order to draw a liquid from
- (verb)make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- (noun)the sound made by a gentle blow
- (noun)a gentle blow
- (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