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Noun: taps taps- (military) signal to turn the lights out
- lights-out
Noun: tap tap- The sound made by a gentle blow
- pat, rap - A gentle blow
- rap, strike - A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
- water faucet [N. Amer], water tap, hydrant - A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
- A tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
- A plug for a bunghole in a cask
- spigot - The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
- wiretap - A light touch or stroke
- pat, dab - A regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
- faucet [N. Amer], spigot
Verb: tap (tapped,tapping) tap- Cut a female screw thread with a tap
- Draw from or dip into to get something
"tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money" - Strike lightly
"He tapped me on the shoulder"
- tip - Draw from; make good use of
- exploit - Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
"The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"
- wiretap, intercept, bug - Furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
"tap a cask of wine" - Make light, repeated taps on a surface
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
- rap, knock, pink - Walk with a tapping sound
- Dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
- tapdance - Draw (liquor) from a tap
"tap beer in a bar" - Pierce in order to draw a liquid from
"tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer" - Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- solicit, beg
See also: tapper, tapping, tapster Type of: apply, bespeak, blow, bugle call, bump, call for, cut, dance, draw, draw off, earwig [Brit], eavesdrop, employ, furnish, go, investigating, investigation, listen in, pierce, plate, plug, plumbing fixture, provide, quest, regulator, render, request, sound, stopper, stopple, strike, supply, take out, tool, touch, touching, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, use, utilise [Brit], utilize, walk, withdraw Part of: barrel, cask Encyclopedia: Tap Taps |