Definition of tap | What does tap mean?
What is the definition of the word TAP?
Here is a list of definitions for tap.
- the sound made by a gentle blow
- a gentle blow
- a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
- a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
- a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
- a plug for a bunghole in a cask
- the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- a light touch or stroke
What are the verbs of the word TAP?
Here is a list of definitions for tap.
- cut a female screw thread with a tap
- draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
- strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
- draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
- 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?"
- furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
- make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
- walk with a tapping sound
- dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
- draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
- pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
- 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"
What are the synonyms of the word TAP?
What is another word for TAP?. Here is a list of synonyms for TAP
Words beginning with TAP?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with TAP.
- tapus
- tapuing
- tapued
- tapu
- tapstry
- tapsters
- tapster
- tapsmen
- tapsman
- tapsieteeries
- tapsieteerie
- tapsalteeries
- tapsalteerie
- taps
- taproots
- taproot
- taprooms
- taproom
- tappit
- tappings
- tapping
- tappicing
- tappices
- tappiced
- tappice
- tappets
- tappet
- tappers
- tapper
- tapped
- tappas
- tappable
- tappa
- tapotements
- tapotement
- taplashes
- taplash
- tapists
- tapist
- tapises
- tapis
- tapirs
- tapiroid
- tapir
- tapiocas
- tapioca
- taping
- taphrogenesis
- taphrogeneses
- taphouses
In which dictionaries does the word tap exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes