tap | (noun) a light touch or stroke | Synonyms: dab, pat |
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(noun) the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information | Synonyms: wiretap |
(noun) a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask | Synonyms: hydrant, water faucet, water tap |
(noun) a plug for a bunghole in a cask | Synonyms: spigot |
(noun) a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads | - |
(noun) a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) | - |
(noun) the sound made by a gentle blow | Synonyms: pat, rap |
(noun) a gentle blow | Synonyms: rap, strike |
(verb) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently | Synonyms: beg, solicit |
(verb) draw from; make good use of | Synonyms: exploit |
(verb) strike lightly | Synonyms: tip |
(verb) cut a female screw thread with a tap | - |
(verb) pierce in order to draw a liquid from | - |
(verb) walk with a tapping sound | - |
(verb) dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes | Synonyms: tapdance |
(verb) draw (liquor) from a tap | - |
(verb) tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | Synonyms: bug, intercept, wiretap |
(verb) make light, repeated taps on a surface | Synonyms: knock, pink, rap |
(verb) draw from or dip into to get something | - |
(verb) furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it | - |
wiretap | (noun) the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information | Synonyms: tap |
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(verb) tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | Synonyms: bug, intercept, tap |