English to English
noun
- the sound made by a gentle blow
source: WordNet 3.0
- a gentle blow
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- a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
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- a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
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- a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
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- a plug for a bunghole in a cask
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- the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
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- a light touch or stroke
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- A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
source: Webster 1913
- A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- cut a female screw thread with a tap
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- draw from or dip into to get something
Tap one's memory.
Tap a source of money.
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- strike lightly
He tapped me on the shoulder.
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- draw from; make good use of
We must exploit the resources we are given wisely.
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- 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?.
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- 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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- make light, repeated taps on a surface
He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently.
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- walk with a tapping sound
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- dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
Glover tapdances better than anybody.
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- draw (liquor) from a tap
Tap beer in a bar.
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- pierce in order to draw a liquid from
Tap a maple tree for its syrup.
Tap a keg of beer.
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- 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.
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- 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.
source: Webster 1913
- To strike a gentle blow.
source: Webster 1913
- To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [tap] Tapík
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [tap] Tumapík; bumutas; tubaan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
