tap has definitions from the field of dance
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[ verb ] cut a female screw thread with a tap

Used in print

(Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard, "How to design your...)

These will be drilled and tapped later_on .

Tap the `` A '' pieces 2 - 56 .

Tap these 3 - 48 for mounting the electrical_contact later_on .

Drill two No. 50 holes , one in the insert and one in the locking bar spacer directly above it , and tap 2 - 56 .

Drill a No. 50 hole 1 - 1 4 '' from one end and tap 2 - 56 .

Related terms

cut

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[ noun ] the sound made by a gentle blow

Synonyms

rap pat

Used in print

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

`` Arlene 's a good girl '' , my uncle remarked to us ; but he said it too_soon , for it came_out just before the tap to which the door responded .

That tap had a slight bang ish quality .

Related terms

sound pitter-patter dab

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[ verb ] draw from or dip into to get something

Examples

"tap one's memory" "tap a source of money"

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

Or does he sincerely want to tap the real springs of American attitude and culture regardless of how unpopular and embarrassing they may be ?

Related terms

withdraw

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[ verb ] strike lightly

Synonyms

tip

Examples

"He tapped me on the shoulder"

Used in print

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

He would sit , slim-waisted and spare , on the edge of Scotty 's bed , his legs crossed so elaborately that the crossed foot could tap the floor .

(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)

The girl tapped the quirt impatiently against her knee and glared at him .

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

The children rushed_off to get_rid_of their sweaters ; and Arlene began tapping the kitchen door open .

Related terms

strike percuss pat tapper

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[ verb ] draw from; make good use of

Synonyms

exploit

Examples

"we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

Used in print

(Time, 77: 3...)

As the world 's top sportsman - pro or amateur - Sports Illustrated tapped golf 's confident Arnold_Palmer ( Time cover , May 2 ) , who staged two cliffhanging rallies to win both the Masters and U._S._Open crowns , went_on to win a record $ 80738 for the year .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

The current exhibition , which remains on view through Oct. 29 , has tapped 14 major collections and many private sources .

(Frank Murphy, "New Southern Fiction: Urban or Ag...)

But these sources have not been tapped .

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[ verb ] tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

Synonyms

intercept bug wiretap

Examples

"The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy" "Is this hotel room bugged?"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

One of the beer runners telephoned O_'_Banion - on a line tapped by the detective bureau - and reported the situation .

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[ verb ] make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

Synonyms

beg solicit

Examples

"Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce" "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

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[ verb ] draw (liquor) from a tap

Examples

"tap beer in a bar"

Related terms

draw

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[ noun ] (dance) a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)

Related terms

plate dancing

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[ noun ] the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

Synonyms

wiretap

Related terms

investigation wiretap

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[ noun ] a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

Related terms

faucet plumbing_fixture

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[ noun ] a plug for a bunghole in a cask

Synonyms

spigot

Related terms

plug barrel

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[ verb ] walk with a tapping sound

Related terms

walk pat

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[ verb ] (dance) dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

Synonyms

tapdance

Examples

"Glover tapdances better than anybody"

Related terms

dance

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[ verb ] make light, repeated taps on a surface

Synonyms

knock pink rap

Examples

"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

Related terms

go pat knock tapping

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[ verb ] pierce in order to draw a liquid from

Examples

"tap a maple tree for its syrup" "tap a keg of beer"

Related terms

pierce

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[ noun ] a gentle blow

Synonyms

strike rap

Related terms

bump hit rap

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[ verb ] furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

Examples

"tap a cask of wine"

Related terms

supply

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[ noun ] a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

Related terms

tool

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[ noun ] a light touch or stroke

Synonyms

dab pat

Related terms

touch chuck dab

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