tap Meaning and Definition

1. n. a light touch or stroke

2. n. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

3. n. a plug for a bunghole in a cask

4. n. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

5. n. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

6. n. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

7. n. the sound made by a gentle blow

8. n. a gentle blow

9. v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

10. v. draw from; make good use of

11. v. strike lightly

12. v. cut a female screw thread with a tap

13. v. pierce in order to draw a liquid from

14. v. draw (liquor) from a tap

15. v. dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

16. v. walk with a tapping sound

17. v. make light, repeated taps on a surface

18. v. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

19. v. draw from or dip into to get something

20. v. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it