Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tap"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tap \Tap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tapping}.] [F. taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf.
dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to
grope.]
1. 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. To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tap \Tap\, n. [Cf. F. tape. See {Tap} to strike.]
1. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat. --Addison.
2. A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or
shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tap \Tap\, v. i.
To strike a gentle blow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tap \Tap\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppa, akin to D. tap, G. zapfen, OHG.
zapfo, Dan. tap, Sw. tapp, Icel. tappi. Cf. {Tampion},
{Tip}.]
1. A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.
2. A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or
the like; a faucet.
3. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or
quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. [Colloq.]
4. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a
bar. [Colloq.]
5. (Mech.) 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.
{On tap}.
(a) Ready to be drawn; as, ale on tap.
(b) Broached, or furnished with a tap; as, a barrel on
tap.
{Plug tap} (Mech.), a screw-cutting tap with a slightly
tapering end.
{Tap bolt}, a bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the
other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of
passing through the part and receiving a nut. See Illust.
under {Bolt}.
{Tap cinder} (Metal.), the slag of a puddling furnace.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tap \Tap\, v. t.
1. To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to
tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc.
2. Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as,
to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting
information; to tap the treasury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Faucet \Fau"cet\, n. [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.]
1. A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil,
etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such
quantities as may be desired; -- called also {tap}, and
{cock}. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a
movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide.
2. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the
spigot end of the next section.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tap
n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {rap}]
2: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water
faucet}, {water tap}, {spigot}, {hydrant}]
3: a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {strike}]
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 [syn: {spigot}]
7: a light touch or stroke [syn: {pat}, {dab}]
v 1: cut a female screw thread with a tap
2: draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory";
"tap a source of money"
3: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
4: draw from; make good use of (resources) [syn: {exploit}]
5: 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?" [syn: {wiretap}, {intercept}, {bug}]
6: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid
from it; "tap a cask of wine"
7: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his
fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {rap}, {knock}, {pink}]
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; "Glover
tapdances better than anybody" [syn: {tapdance}]
10: draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
11: pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for
its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
12: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request
urgently [syn: {solicit}, {beg}]
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