Word Finder - tap

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A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.

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An object with a tapering conical form like a tap (sense 1); specifically, short for taproot (“long, tapering root of a plant”).

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A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.

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Liquor drawn through a tap (sense 2.2); hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor; also (figurative, informal), a certain kind or quality of any thing.

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A device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications.

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A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication.

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A situation where a borrowing government authority issues bonds over a period of time, usually at a fixed price, with volumes sold on a particular day dependent on market conditions.

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A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.

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Short for taphouse or taproom (“place where alcoholic beverages are served on tap”).

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A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.

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To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn.

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To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).

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To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into.

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To deplete (something); to tap out.

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To ask or beg for (something) to be given for free; to cadge, to scrounge; also, to ask or beg (someone) to give something for free.

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To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication).

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To turn over (a playing card or playing piece) to remind players that it has already been used in that round.

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To force (an opponent) to place all their poker chips in the pot (that is, to go all in) by wagering all of one's own chips.

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To remove a taproot from (a plant).

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To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something).

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To cut an external screw thread into (a bolt or rod) to create a screw.

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To put (a screw or other object) in or through another thing.

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To act as a tapster; to draw an alcoholic beverage from a container.

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To spend money, etc., freely.

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To strike (someone or something), chiefly lightly with a clear sound, but sometimes hard.

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To (lightly) touch (a finger, foot, or other body part) on a surface, often repeatedly.

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To force (an opponent) to submit, chiefly by indicating their intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.

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To invoke a function on an electronic device such as a mobile phone by touching (a button, icon, or specific location on its touch screen).

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To repair (an item of footwear) by putting on a new heel or sole, or a piece of material on to the heel or sole.

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To choose or designate (someone) for a duty, an honour, membership of an organization, or a position.

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Often followed by at or on: to strike lightly with a clear sound; also, to make a sharp noise through this action.

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To walk by striking the ground lightly with a clear sound.

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Of a bell, a drum, etc.: to make a sharp noise, often as a signal.

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To submit to an opponent, chiefly by indicating an intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.

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Of a hare or rabbit: to strike the ground repeatedly with its feet during the rutting season.

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A light blow or strike with a clear sound; a gentle rap; a pat; also, the sound made by such a blow or strike.

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The smallest amount of work; a stroke of work.

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One of the metal pieces attached to the sole of a tap dancer's shoe at the toe and heel to cause a tapping sound.

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A shot fired from a firearm.

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An act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function.

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A single muscle contraction in vocal organs causing a consonant sound; also, the sound so made.

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A piece of leather or other material fastened upon the bottom of an item of footwear when repairing the heel or sole; also (England, dialectal) the sole of an item of footwear.

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(uncountable, dance) Ellipsis of tap dance.

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(India, chiefly East India) A malarial fever.