tap

noun

a light touch or stroke

the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

a plug for a bunghole in a cask

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

a gentle blow

the sound made by a gentle blow

verb

make a solicitation or entreaty for something

pierce in order to draw a liquid from

draw (liquor) from a tap

dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

walk with a tapping sound

make light, repeated taps on a surface

furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

draw from

strike lightly

draw from or dip into to get something

cut a female screw thread with a tap

Synonyms for tap

spigotn hydrantn faucetn knockv wiretapn spilen taproomn stopcockn patadj dabn rapn striken petcockn drainn siphonv tipn bungn

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