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Webster 1913 Edition
Tap
Tap
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tapped
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tapping
.] [F.
taper
to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf. dial. G. tapp
, tapps
, a blow, tappe
a paw, fist, G. tappen
to grope.] 1.
To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat;
as, to
. tap
one with the hand or a cane2.
To put a new sole or heel on;
as, to
. tap
shoes1.
A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
Addison.
2.
A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
3.
pl.
(Mil.)
A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed, – usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.
Wilhelm.
Tap
,Verb.
I.
To strike a gentle blow.
Tap
,Noun.
1.
A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.
2.
A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet.
3.
Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor;
as, a liquor of the same
. tap
[Colloq.]
4.
A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
[Colloq.]
5.
(Mech.)
A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.
On tap
. (a)
Ready to be drawn;
as, ale
. on tap
(b)
Broached, or furnished with a tap;
– as, a barrel
. on tap
Plug tap
(Mech.)
, a screw-cutting tap with a slightly tapering end.
– Tap bolt
, a bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of passing through the part and receiving a nut. See Illust. under
– Bolt
. Tap cinder
(Metal.)
, the slag of a puddling furnace.
Tap
,Verb.
T.
1.
To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid;
as, to
tap
a cask, a tree, a tumor, a keg of beer, etc.2.
Hence, to draw resources from (a reservoir) in any analogous way;
as, to
tap
someone's knowledge of the Unix system; to tap
the treasury.3.
To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing.
Shak.
He has been
tapping
his liquors. Addison.
4.
(Mech.)
To form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap;
as, to
. tap
a nut, a pipe, or tubingWebster 1828 Edition
Tap
TAP
,Verb.
T.
TAP
,Verb.
I.
TAP
, v.t.1.
To pierce or broach a cask, and insert a tap.2.
To open a cask and draw liquor.3.
To pierce for letting out a fluid; as, to tap a tumor; to tap a dropsical person.4.
To box, or bore into; as, to tap a maple tree to obtain the sap for making sugar.TAP
,Noun.
She gives her right hand woman a tap on the shoulder.
1.
A spile or pipe for drawing liquor from a cask.Definition 2024
țap
țap
Romanian
Noun
țap m (plural țapi)
Declension
declension of țap
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) țap | țapul | (niște) țapi | țapii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) țap | țapului | (unor) țapi | țapilor |
| vocative | țapule | țapilor | ||