Meaning & Definition of Tap in English

1. The sound made by a gentle blow

2. A gentle blow

3. A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

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

5. A tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

6. A plug for a bunghole in a cask

7. The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

8. A light touch or stroke

1. Cut a female screw thread with a tap

2. Draw from or dip into to get something

• "Tap one's memory"

• "Tap a source of money"

3. Strike lightly

• "He tapped me on the shoulder"

4. Draw from

• Make good use of

• "We must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

5. 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?"

6. Furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

• "Tap a cask of wine"

7. Make light, repeated taps on a surface

• "He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

8. Walk with a tapping sound

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

• "Glover tapdances better than anybody"

10. Draw (liquor) from a tap

• "Tap beer in a bar"

11. Pierce in order to draw a liquid from

• "Tap a maple tree for its syrup"

• "Tap a keg of beer"

12. 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"