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Tap 1Definition: To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.
Tap 2Definition: To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes. Tap 3Definition: A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat. Tap 4Definition: A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel. Tap 5Definition: To strike a gentle blow. Tap 6Definition: A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn. Tap 7Definition: A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet. Tap 8Definition: Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. Tap 9Definition: A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar. Tap 10Definition: A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges. Tap 11Definition: To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc. Tap 12Definition: Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury. Tap 13Definition: To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing. Tap 14Definition: To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut. tap 15Definition: a light touch or stroke tap 16Definition: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information tap 17Definition: a plug for a bunghole in a cask tap 18Definition: a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads tap 19Definition: a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) tap 20Definition: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask tap 21Definition: the sound made by a gentle blow tap 22Definition: a gentle blow tap 23Definition: 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" tap 24Definition: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" tap 25Definition: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" tap 26Definition: cut a female screw thread with a tap tap 27Definition: pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer" tap 28Definition: draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar" tap 29Definition: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody" tap 30Definition: walk with a tapping sound tap 31Definition: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" tap 32Definition: 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?" tap 33Definition: draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one''s memory"; "tap a source of money" tap 34Definition: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
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