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strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one''s memory"; "tap a source of money"
make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
walk with a tapping sound
draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
cut a female screw thread with a tap
a light touch or stroke
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
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?"
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
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"
a gentle blow
the sound made by a gentle blow
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask


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