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Defenition of the word tap

    • Defenition of the word tap

      • A device applied to the end of a pipe in order to interrupt and regulate the flow of a liquid or gas.
      • draw from; make good use of (resources)
      • the sound made by a gentle blow
      • a gentle blow
      • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently
      • 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)
      • strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
      • cut a female screw thread with a tap
      • walk with a tapping sound
      • draw from or dip into; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
      • a light touch or stroke
      • make light, repeated taps on a surface
      • a plug for a bunghole in a cask
      • dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
      • a fixture for drawing water from a pipe or cask
      • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
      • the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
      • a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
      • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
      • draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
      • pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
      • draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
      • dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
      • make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
      • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
      • draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one''s memory"; "tap a source of money"
      • furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
      • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
      • draw from; make good use of
      • strike lightly
      • pierce in order to draw a liquid from
      • draw (liquor) from a tap
      • draw from or dip into to get something
      • furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

    Synonyms for the word tap

      • beg
      • bug
      • dab
      • exploit
      • hydrant
      • intercept
      • knock
      • pat
      • pink
      • rap
      • solicit
      • spigot
      • strike
      • tapdance
      • water faucet
      • water tap
      • wiretap

    Meronymys for the word tap

      • barrel
      • cask

    Hyponyms for the word tap

      • buttonhole
      • canvas
      • canvass
      • commercialize
      • harness
      • lobby
      • maximise
      • maximize
      • milk
      • mine
      • overexploit
      • percuss
      • pitter-patter
      • quarry
      • quest

    Hypernyms for the word tap

      • apply
      • bespeak
      • blow
      • bump
      • call for
      • cut
      • dance
      • draw
      • draw off
      • eavesdrop
      • employ
      • faucet
      • furnish
      • go
      • investigating
      • investigation
      • listen in
      • pierce
      • plate
      • plug
      • plumbing fixture
      • provide
      • quest
      • render
      • request
      • sound
      • spigot
      • stopper
      • stopple
      • strike
      • supply
      • take out
      • tool
      • touch
      • touching
      • trip the light fantastic
      • trip the light fantastic toe
      • use
      • utilise
      • utilize
      • walk
      • withdraw

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