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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tap1 /tæp/USA pronunciation v., tapped, tap•ping, n. v. - to strike with a light blow or blows that can just be heard: [~ + object]He tapped my shoulder and winked.[no object]A stranger tapped on the window.
- to strike (the fingers, etc.) upon something, esp. with repeated light blows:[~ + object]He tapped his pencil on the desk.
- to make, put, etc., by tapping:[~ + object]to tap a nail into a wall.
- [no object] to tapdance.
n. [countable] - a light, soft blow:He gave the window a tap.
- the sound made by this:I heard taps on the window.
- Clothinga piece of metal attached to the toe or heel of a shoe, as for reinforcement or for making the tapping of a dancer more easily heard.
tap•per, n. [countable]tap2 /tæp/USA pronunciation n., v., tapped, tap•ping. n. [countable] - a plug or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask;
a spigot. - Buildinga faucet:a hot-water tap.
- Electricitya connection at a point between the two ends of an electrical circuit or communications device, esp. so as to be able to listen secretly to phone conversations;
a wiretap. - Surgerythe withdrawal of fluid from the body by a medical procedure:a spinal tap.
v. [~ + object] - to draw liquid from (a vessel, a tree, etc.):to tap a maple tree for sap.
- to draw off (liquid), as by removing a tap or piercing a container.
- to draw upon;
begin to use:to tap their financial resources. - Telecommunicationsto connect into (a communications device) secretly so as to listen to or receive what is being sent:to tap a telephone line.
Idioms- Idioms on tap:
- ready to be drawn and served, as liquor from a cask.
- having a tap or faucet installed, as a barrel of liquor.
tap•per, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tap1 (tap),USA pronunciation v., tapped, tap•ping, n.
v.t. - to strike with a light but audible blow or blows;
hit with repeated, slight blows:He tapped the door twice. - to make, put, etc., by tapping:to tap a nail into a wall.
- to strike (the fingers, a foot, a pencil, etc.) upon or against something, esp. with repeated light blows:Stop tapping your feet!
- Sport[Basketball.]to strike (a ball in the air) in the direction of a teammate or of the basket.
- Computingto enter information or produce copy by tapping on a keyboard:to tap data into a computer; to tap out a magazine article.
- Clothingto add a thickness of leather to the sole or heel of (a boot or shoe), as in repairing.
v.i. - to strike lightly but audibly, as to attract attention.
- to strike light blows.
- to tap-dance.
n. - a light but audible blow:a tap on the shoulder.
- the sound made by this.
- Clothinga piece of metal attached to the toe or heel of a shoe, as for reinforcement or for making the tapping of a dancer more audible.
- Sport[Basketball.]an act or instance of tapping the ball:Hanson got the tap from our center, who, 6prime;9ʺ tall, couldn't lose a jump ball.
- Clothinga thickness of leather added to the sole or heel of a boot or shoe, as in repairing.
- 1175–1225; (verb, verbal) Middle English tappen, variant of early Middle English teppen, probably imitative; (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the verb, verbal
n. - a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask;
spigot. - Buildinga faucet or cock.
- the liquor drawn through a particular tap.
- British Termsa taphouse or taproom.
- Buildinga tool for cutting screw threads into the cylindrical surface of a round opening.
- Surgerythe withdrawal of fluid:spinal tap.
- Buildinga hole made in tapping, as one in a pipe to furnish connection for a branch pipe.
- Electricitya connection brought out of a winding at some point between its extremities, for controlling the voltage ratio.
- Telecommunications, Informal Terms[Informal.]an act or instance of wiretapping.
- [Archaic.]a particular kind or quality of drink.
- on tap:
- ready to be drawn and served, as liquor from a cask.
- furnished with a tap or cock, as a barrel containing liquor.
- Informal Termsready for immediate use;
available:There are numerous other projects on tap.
v.t. - to draw liquid from (a vessel or container).
- to draw off (liquid) by removing or opening a tap or by piercing a container.
- to draw the tap or plug from or pierce (a cask or other container).
- to penetrate, open up, reach into, etc., for the purpose of using something or drawing something off;
begin to use:to tap one's resources. - Telecommunicationsto connect into secretly so as to receive the message or signal being transmitted:to tap a telephone wire or telephone.
- Buildingto furnish (a cask, container, pipe, etc.) with a tap.
- Buildingto cut a screw thread into the surface of (an opening).
- Civil Engineeringto open outlets from (power lines, highways, pipes, etc.).
- Informal Terms tap into, to gain access to;
become friendly with:The candidate tapped into some wealthy supporters. - Metallurgy tap off, to remove (liquid, molten metal, etc.) from a keg, furnace, or the like:to tap off slag from a blast furnace.
- bef. 1050; (noun, nominal) Middle English tappe, Old English tæppa; cognate with Dutch tap, Old High German zapfo, Old Norse tappi; (verb, verbal) Middle English tappen, Old English tæppian; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tappen, German zapfen, Old Norse tappa
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