n.
1.the sound made by a gentle blow
2.a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
3.a gentle blow
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) screw threads
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 tap v.
1.cut a female screw thread with a tap
2.draw from or dip into to get something
3.strike lightly
4.draw from
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) from a tap 11.pierce in order to draw a liquid from 12.make a solicitation or entreaty for something
Idiom of the Day
out of reach
not close enough to be reached or touched, unattainable
The books on the bookshelf were out of reach and I could not get the dictionary easily.
