tap
tap (tap)
transitive verb tapped, tap′·ping
- to strike lightly and rapidly
- to strike something lightly, and often repeatedly, with
- to make or do by tapping to tap a message with the fingers
- ☆ to choose or designate, as for membership in a club
- to repair (a shoe) by adding a thickness of leather, etc. to the heel or sole
Etymology: ME tappen < OFr taper, prob. of echoic orig.
intransitive verb
- to strike a light, rapid blow or a series of such blows
- to perform a tap dance
- to move with a tapping sound
noun
- a light, rapid blow, or the sound made by it
- the leather, etc. added in tapping a shoe
- a small, metal plate attached to the heel or toe of a shoe, as for tap-dancing
- the act or skill of tap-dancing
tap (tap)
noun
- a device for starting or stopping the flow of liquid in a pipe, barrel, etc.; faucet
- a plug, cork, etc. for stopping a hole in a container holding a liquid
- liquor of a certain kind or quality, as drawn from a certain tap
- taproom
- the act or an instance of draining liquid, as from a body cavity
- a tool used to cut threads inside a nut, pipe, etc.
- ☆ the act or an instance of wiretapping
- Elec. a place in a circuit where a connection can be made
Etymology: ME tappe < OE tæppa, akin to Ice tappi < IE *dāp- < base *da-, to divide > tide
transitive verb tapped, tap′·ping
- to put a tap or spigot on
- to make a hole in for drawing off liquid to tap a sugar maple
- to pull out the tap or plug from
- to draw (liquid) from a container, cavity, etc.
- to draw upon; make use of to tap new resources
- to make a connection with (a water main, electrical circuit, etc.)
- ☆ to make a secret connection with (a telephone line) in order to overhear or record private conversations
- to cut threads on the inner surface of (a nut, pipe, etc.)
- Slang to borrow or get money from
Etymology: ME tappen < OE tæppian < the n.
intransitive verb
to use, draw upon, make a connection with, etc.: with into
on tap
- in a tapped or open cask (of liquor) and ready to be drawn; on draft
- Informal ready for consideration or action
tap
n.
A light blow
A spigot
A partial sole used for repair
patch, guard, cover, reinforcement.
on tap
tap
v.
Hacker Cheshire Catalyst (a.k.a. Richard Cheshire) was the last editor of TAP. Cheshire says that the title was changed to Technological Assistance Program from its original Technological American Party (TAP) when the editorial team found it difficult to open a bank account without being a bona fide political party.
See Also: Bell, Al and Hoffman, Abbie Team; Cheshire Calalyst and TAP; Phreaking.
- A temporary physical connection to a metallic circuit. See also bridged tap and circuit.
- A wiretap, or secret temporary connection to a circuit for purposes of monitoring the information being transmitted across it. See also wiretap.
- In Power over Ethernet (PoE), a picker that acts as a splitter, picking off the 48V DC voltage, making it available to the PoE-compliant device at 5V, 6V, or 12V DC, for example. See also DC, PoE, splitter, and voltage.
Object
- washer: The course has been invaluable to me in all aspects of plumbing, from changing a tap washer to installing a central heating system.
- dancing: In his early years Andrew Feest studied judo, gymnastics, modern ballet and tap dancing.
- connector: Remove the bath panel and check the tap connectors and the pipes supplying the bath.
- water: They intended to tap the water to get the coal beyond the water.
- syllabus: The music is graded from Primary to Grade V and is compatible with the ISTD tap grades syllabus.
- screw: Attachment is with self tapping screws to avoid thermal distortions of the type induced in the present surface by spot welding.
Converse of object
- drip: Even a single dripping tap can let 10 liters go to waste every day.
- leak: In one day a leaking tap can waste enough water to fill a bath.
Adjective modifier
- flush: Clean and disinfect the toilet, toilet flush, taps and door handle regularly with a disinfectant.
- spinal: Title: Dr. Henry writes about spinal taps Author(s ): Henry Holland MD Original Publication: SJU Polio mailing list.
- cold: I bought a hose and devided it in two to provide water from both the hot and cold taps.
Preposition: into
- vein: In this, Hernando de Soto, has tapped into a rich vein of thinking in both law and economics.
Preposition: on
- shoulder: A little later I feel a tap on the shoulder and find Abdul indicating that he would like some more.
Noun used with modifier
- mixer: Claw foot roll top free standing bath with shower mixer taps, wash basin, toilet.
- chrome: Quality bathrooms Villeroy & Boch Subway range suites with Hansgrohe chrome taps.
- lever: Am I eligible for lever taps, lowering a cistern or having a grab rail of some sort fitted in my home?
- spray: You may have used spray taps in places like motorway service areas.
- bathroom: Dream bathrooms have been realized and completed based on the beauty of our unique bathroom taps.
- bath: It has also still got two large bath taps attached.
Present participle complement
- drip: Never leave a tap dripping in cold weather and leave the plug in sinks, basin and baths.
Scientists should be on tap, but not on top.
He bathes daily in a running tap of words.
