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Definitions for TAPtæptap

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pat, rap, tapnoun

   the sound made by a gentle blow

2. rap, strike, tapnoun

   a gentle blow

3. water faucet, water tap, tap, hydrantnoun

   a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask

4. tapnoun

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

5. tapnoun

   a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads

6. tap, spigotnoun

   a plug for a bunghole in a cask

7. wiretap, tapnoun

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

8. tap, pat, dabverb

   a light touch or stroke

9. tapverb

   cut a female screw thread with a tap

10. tapverb

    draw from or dip into to get something

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

11. tap, tipverb

    strike lightly

    "He tapped me on the shoulder"

12. exploit, tapverb

    draw from; make good use of

    "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

13. wiretap, tap, intercept, bugverb

    tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

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

14. tapverb

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

    "tap a cask of wine"

15. tap, rap, knock, pinkverb

    make light, repeated taps on a surface

    "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

16. tapverb

    walk with a tapping sound

17. tapdance, tapverb

    dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

    "Glover tapdances better than anybody"

18. tapverb

    draw (liquor) from a tap

    "tap beer in a bar"

19. tapverb

    pierce in order to draw a liquid from

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

20. solicit, beg, tapverb

    make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tapnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. A gentle blow.

   This is the right fencing grace, tap for tap, and so part fair. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   Each shakes her fan with a smile, then gives her righthand woman a tap upon the shoulder. Joseph Addison, Spect.

   As at hot cockles once I laid me down,And felt the weighty hand of many a clown,Buxoma gave a gentle tap. John Gay, Pastorals.

   2. A pipe at which the liquor of a vessel is let out.

   A gentleman was inclined to the knight of Gascoigne’s distemper, upon hearing the noise of a tap running. William Derham.

2. To Tapverb

   Etymology: tappen, Dutch; tapper, French.

   1. To touch lightly; to strike gently.2. [ Tappen, Dutch.]To pierce a vessel; to broach a vessel. It is used likewise of the liquor.

   That blood, already like the pelican,Hast thou tapt out, and drunkenly carouzed. William Shakespeare.

   He has been tapping his liquors, while I have been spilling my blood. Addison.

   Wait with patience till the tumour becomes troublesome, and then tap it with a lancet. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tap

   Tap is a song by Canadian rapper Nav, featuring American rapper Meek Mill, from his second studio album Bad Habits (2019). It was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on May 7, 2019, one day after Meek Mill's 32nd birthday. The song peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Navraj Goraya, London Holmes, Robert Williams, Amir Esmailian and Westen Weiss, and features production by London on da Track and Westen Weiss. The music video for the song was released on June 13, 2019.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tap

   A tap is a device that controls the release of a liquid or gas from a pipe or container. It can also mean to softly touch or strike something, usually several times. Additionally, in the context of dance, tap refers to a style that involves rhythmical sounds and beats made by the dancer's shoes. Furthermore, it may indicate the act of removing resources from a particular source in an attempt to utilize it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tapverb

   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. Tapverb

   to put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes

3. Tapnoun

   a gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat

4. Tapnoun

   a piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel

5. Tapnoun

   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

6. Tapverb

   to strike a gentle blow

7. Tapnoun

   a hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn

8. Tapnoun

   a plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet

9. Tapnoun

   liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap

10. Tapnoun

    a place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar

11. Tapnoun

    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

12. Tapverb

    to pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc

13. Tapverb

    hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as, to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury

14. Tapverb

    to draw, or cause to flow, by piercing

15. Tapverb

    to form an internal screw in (anything) by means of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tap

   A tap is a valve controlling release of liquids or gas.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tap

   tap, n. a gentle blow or touch, esp. with something small: a signal with a drum to put lights out.—v.t. to strike lightly, touch gently.—v.i. to give a gentle knock:—pr.p. tap′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. tapped. [O. Fr. tapper—Low Ger. tappen.]

2. Tap

   tap, n. a Scotch form of top.

3. Tap

   tap, n. an Indian malarial fever. [Hind.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tap

   A gentle blow on the drum.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tap

   A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles to regulate, provide and control a flow of water or liquid.

   The kitchen tap works efficiently.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2020

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1. TAP

   What does TAP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TAP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TAP

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tap is ranked #93125 in terms of the most common surnames in America.The Tap surname appeared 197 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tap.47.7% or 94 total occurrences were Asian.31.4% or 62 total occurrences were White.11.1% or 22 total occurrences were Black.8.1% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Cut
   • Dancing
   • Draw
   • Investigation
   • Pierce
   • Plate
   • Provide
   • Request
   • Tool
   • Use
   • Walk
   • Withdraw

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TAP' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3598

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TAP' in Nouns Frequency: #2191

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TAP' in Verbs Frequency: #683

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Anagrams for TAP »

1. APT

2. ap't

3. apt

4. apt.

5. ATP

6. Pat

7. pat

8. PTA

How to pronounce TAP?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAP in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of TAP in a Sentence

1. Shashwad Babalgaon:

   You shut off the tap of sadness… but the tank is still full.

2. Laura Jaworski:

   It isn't about being the best, because once you tap into the creative flow, the best doesn't exist. It's about experiencing the magic. It's about being in that place where your heart is free. It's about grabbing hold of the intangible, and making something beautiful.

3. Luis Limlingan:

   Having more presence outside the Philippines would bode well for the company...they can tap more Koreans, Chinese and Japanese.

4. Kevin Hart:

   The chemistry Will and myself were able to tap into added for a different level of comedy, because it's almost like a pendulum, you're looking at two guys that are taking turns and that aren't in competition for getting laughs.

5. Marc Benioff:

   I didn't realize until this morning that Jack Dorsey was not going to support it, the question is how much is Jack Dorsey giving back to our public hospitals and schools and to our homeless programs. The only way we're going to make our city better is if we tap the incredible wealth that it's generating.

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Popularity rank by frequency of use

TAP#1#6828#10000

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TAP
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=TAP
3. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap
4. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TAP
6. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=TAP
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=TAP
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteerhttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Recordshttps://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=TAP

Translations for TAP

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• يَتَنَصَّت, حنفية, صنبورArabic
• кранBelarusian
• кранBulgarian
• tap, aixetaCatalan, Valencian
• kohoutek, závitník, kohoutCzech
• tapWelsh
• vandhaneDanish
• Armatur, Zapfen, Kran, abzapfen, Spund, Gewindeschneider, abhören, anzapfen, Wasserhahn, Mischbatterie, Hahn, ZapfhahnGerman
• βρύσηGreek
• kranoEsperanto
• canilla, llave, grifo, machuelo, tapón, intervenir, dar golpecitosSpanish
• kraanEstonian
• شیرPersian
• hyväkseen, taputtaa, haaroitus, tappi, kierteitystappi, valuttaa, kopauttaa, salakuunnella, puikottaa, hana, naputtaa, käyttää, naputella, verottaa, laskea, napauttaa, napautus, vesihana, kosketusFinnish
• robinet, bouchon, taper, dérivation, taraud, tarauder, tirerFrench
• billaGalician
• ברזHebrew
• csap, vízcsapHungarian
• ծորակArmenian
• hani, kraniIcelandic
• rubinettoItalian
• 蛇口Japanese
• ក្បាលម៉ាស៊ីនទឹកKhmer
• 수도꼭지Korean
• henef, zembere, henîfe, henefî, mislikKurdish
• čiaupasLithuanian
• наточува, чука, точи, тапка, допира, чешма, славина, тропкаMacedonian
• avlyttingNorwegian
• tappen, tikken, meeluisteren, kraan, afluisteren, aftappen, draadtappenDutch
• avlyttingNorwegian Nynorsk
• tappe, kran, tappekran, avlytteNorwegian
• kurek, spuszczać płyn, napoczynać, stuknąć, gwintować, gwintownik, zawór, kran, zawór główny, wykorzystywać, klepnąć, podsłuchiwać, założyć podsłuchPolish
• bica, torneira, torno, espichoPortuguese
• кран, отпайка, ответвление, затычка, отвод, пробка, метчикRussian
• slavina, славинаSerbo-Croatian
• kohútik, stočiť, stiahnuť, odposluch, odpočúvanieSlovak
• pipaSlovene
• duqAlbanian
• tapp, kran, avledning, gängtappSwedish
• mferejiSwahili
• ก๊อกน้ำThai
• gizlice dinlemek, musluk, musluk takmakTurkish
• кранUkrainian
• vòiVietnamese
• flapilönVolapük
• cråneWalloon

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