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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 cane
.
2.
To put a new sole or heel on;
as, to
tap
shoes
.

Tap

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
tape
. See
Tap
to strike.]
1.
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.
[AS.
tæppa
, akin to D.
tap
, G.
zapfen
, OHG.
zapfo
, Dan.
tap
, Sw.
tapp
, Icel.
tappi
. Cf.
Tampion
,
Tip
.]
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 tubing
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tap

TAP

,
Verb.
T.
To strike with something small, or to strike a very gentle blow; to touch gently; as, to tap one with the hand; to tap one on the shoulder with a cane.

TAP

,
Verb.
I.
To strike a gentle blow. He tapped at the door.

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.
A gentle blow; a slight blow with a small thing.
She gives her right hand woman a tap on the shoulder.
1.
A spile or pipe for drawing liquor from a cask.

Definition 2024

tap

tap

See also: țap, tập, TAP, and táp

English

Noun

A (bathroom) tap.

tap ‎(plural taps)

  1. A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.
  2. A device used to dispense liquids.
    We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap.
  3. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.
    a liquor of the same tap
  4. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar.
  5. (mechanics) A device used to cut an internal **** thread. (External **** threads are cut with a die.)
    We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.
  6. A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
    The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill-advised taps along its length.
  7. An interception of communication by authority.
Derived terms
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Verb

tap ‎(third-person singular simple present taps, present participle tapping, simple past and past participle tapped)

  1. To furnish with taps.
    If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!
  2. To draw off liquid from a vessel.
    He tapped a new barrel of beer.
  3. To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.
  4. To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection. [from 19th c.]
    They can't tap the phone without a warrant.
  5. To intercept a communication without authority.
    He was known to tap cable television
  6. (mechanical) To cut an internal **** thread.
    Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.
  7. (card games, board games) To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already been used that turn.
Derived terms
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Noun

tap ‎(plural taps)

  1. Device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls. [from 20th c.]

Etymology 2

From Middle English tappen, teppen, from Old French tapper, taper ‎(“to tap”), of Germanic origin, from Old Frankish *tappōn, *dabbōn ‎(“to strike”) or from Middle Low German tappen, tapen ("to tap, rap, strike"); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dab- ‎(“to strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰAbʰ- ‎(“to beat, strike, stun, be speechless”). Related to German tappen ‎(“to grope, fumble”), Icelandic tappa, tapsa, tæpta ‎(“to tap”). Related to dab.

Verb

tap ‎(third-person singular simple present taps, present participle tapping, simple past and past participle tapped)

  1. To strike lightly. [from early 13th c.]
  2. To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.
    He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table.
    She tapped her companion on the back to indicate that she was ready to go.
    Lydia tapped Jim on the shoulder to get his attention.
  3. To make a sharp noise.
    The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane.
  4. To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'. [from mid-20th c.]
  5. (slang, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
    I would tap that hot girl over there.
    I'd tap that.
  6. (combat sports) To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.
  7. (combat sports, transitive) To force (an opponent) to submit.
    • 2000 October 14, "K®Æz¥ k ° †€°" (username), "Kimo Tapped Sakuraba", in alt.ufc, Usenet:
      Hard to believe Kimo [Leopoldo] used a triangle choke to tap [Kazushi] Sak[uraba], but 4 years can make a difference.
    • 2003 April 2, "Eddie" (username), "I Tapped Somebody!", in rec.martial-arts, Usenet:
      Just started bjj [=Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu] couple of months ago and i finally tapped someone!!! WOOOHOO! The guy i tapped has been traiing a few more months than me, outweighs me by at least 30 pounds, and is in great shape from the army.
    • 2004 April 7, "Araxen" (username), "Re: UFC vs. Boxing", in rec.sport.boxing, Usenet:
      [Genki] Sudo weighed 1/4 of what Butterbean [=Eric Esch] weighs and he still tapped Butterbean.
  8. To put a new sole or heel on.
    to tap shoes
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Noun

tap ‎(plural taps)

  1. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)
    When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.
  2. (computing) The act of touching a touch screen.
  3. A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel; a heeltap.
  4. (military) 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.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of 1881, Thomas Wilhelm, "A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer" to this entry?)
  5. (phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound [ ɾ] in the standard American English pronunciation of body.

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tap/
  • Rhymes: -ap

Noun

tap m ‎(plural taps)

  1. tap, spigot

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish tapp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtap/, [ˈtˢɑb̥]

Noun

tap c (singular definite tappen, plural indefinite tappe or tapper)

  1. (mechanics) protruding component of a device
  2. (anatomy) cone cell
  3. (informal) ****
  4. (erotic literature) clitoris

Inflection

Etymology

Acronym of teknisk-administrativt personale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtap/, [ˈtˢɑb̥]

Noun

tap c (singular definite tap'en, plural indefinite tap'er)

  1. member of technical and administrative staff

Inflection

Verb

tap

  1. imperative of tappe

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tappe ‎(“closing pin, stopper”), from Old Dutch *tappo, from Proto-Germanic *tappô.

Noun

tap m ‎(plural tappen, diminutive tapje n)

  1. tap

Usage notes

Although this term can be used to mean a tap from which water flows, this usage is rare; the more common term is kraan. It is most commonly used to refer to a beer tap.

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Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From tapa ‎(“to lose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰaːp/
  • Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

tap n ‎(genitive singular taps, nominative plural töp)

  1. loss, damage
    Búðin er rekin með tapi.‎
    The store is run at a loss.

Declension

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Lojban

Rafsi

tap

  1. rafsi of stapa.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑːp/

Noun

tap n ‎(definite singular tapet, indefinite plural tap, definite plural tapa or tapene)

  1. (a) loss

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Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tap n ‎(definite singular tapet, indefinite plural tap, definite plural tapa)

  1. (a) loss

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Spanish

Noun

tap m ‎(uncountable)

  1. tap, tap dancing

Etymology

From Middle English tappe, from Old English tæppa, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. The verb is from Middle English tappen, from Old English tæppian, from Proto-Germanic *tappōną, from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tæp/
  • Rhymes: -æp

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