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

'Tap' in other languages