tap

What is the Definition of tap?

Noun:

1. the sound made by a gentle blow
2. a gentle blow
3. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
4. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
5. a tool for cutting female (internal)
6. a plug for a bunghole in a cask
7. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
8. a light touch or stroke

Verb:

1. cut a female screw thread with a tap
2. draw from or dip into to get something
3. strike lightly
4. draw from; make good use of
5. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
6. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
7. make light, repeated taps on a surface
8. walk with a tapping sound
9. dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
10. draw (liquor)
11. pierce in order to draw a liquid from
12. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

Other meanings of tap (synonyms, cognates).