tap
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/tæp/
English
Definitions
noun
- A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
- A device used to dispense liquids.“We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap.”
- Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.“a liquor of the same tap”
- A place where liquor is drawn for drinking.
verb
- To furnish with taps.“If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!”
- To draw off liquid from a vessel.“He tapped a new barrel of beer.”
- To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
- To exploit.“Businesses are trying to tap the youth market.”
noun
- A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.“When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.”
- The act of touching a touch screen.
- A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
- A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed; usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.
verb
- To strike lightly.“She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.”
- To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.“He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table.”
- To make a sharp noise.“The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane.”
- To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.
noun
- A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks
noun
- An Indian malarial fever.
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