tap
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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 |
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[ noun ] the sound made by a gentle blow
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 |
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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 |
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[ verb ] strike lightly
Synonyms 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 . |
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[ verb ] draw from; make good use of
Synonyms 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 . Related terms use mine harness maximize milk commercialize quarry overexploit exploitation |
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[ verb ] tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
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 . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
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[ noun ] a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
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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 |
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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 |
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[ noun ] a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
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