Word Finder - tapped

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To furnish with taps.

example

If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!

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To draw off liquid from a vessel.

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He tapped a new barrel of beer.

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To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.

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To exploit.

example

Businesses are trying to tap the youth market.

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To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.

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They can't tap the phone without a warrant.

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To intercept a communication without authority.

example

He was known to tap cable television.

synonyms

• eavesdrop

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To cut an internal screw thread.

example

Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.

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To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already been used that turn (by analogy to "tapping," in the sense of drawing on to the point of temporary exhaustion, the resources or abilities represented by the card).

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To cadge, borrow or beg.

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I tried to tap a cigarette off him, but he wouldn't give me one.

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To drain off fluid by paracentesis.

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To advance someone for a post or job, or for membership of a club.

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Trump interviewed Mueller for FBI job day before he was tapped for special counsel.

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To strike lightly.

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She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.

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To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.

example

He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table.

synonyms

• hit
• patter
• pound
• rap
• strike

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To make a sharp noise.

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The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane.

synonyms

• bang
• hit
• ping
• rap

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To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.

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To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.

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To have sexual intercourse with.

example

I would tap that hot girl over there.

synonyms

• go to bed with
• hit
• sleep with
• wap

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To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.

synonyms

• tap out

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To force (an opponent) to submit.

synonyms

• tap out

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To put a new sole or heel on.

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to tap shoes

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Furnished with active taps (e.g. a keg or a maple tree)

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Of a card or playing piece, used up for the current turn

He tapped the page.

They circled the room twice before a hand reached up and tapped Alex on the shoulder.

She tapped on the window and Katie rolled it down.

Someone tapped on her door.

She tapped the ear piece as the conversation around picked up but the words faded in and out of translation.

However, on this, the shaded west side, aided by the steady flow from the tapped pipe, massive icicles, bulges and clusters coated the side.

Damian tapped the knife against his boot, deep in thought.

A tall young man tapped his shoulder and Alex surrendered her to the second dance of the evening.

The trees are tapped when they are about five years old.

The permeability of a soft iron wire, which was tapped while subjected to a very small magnetizing force, rose to the enormous value of about 80,000 (Magnetic Induction, § 85).

She didn't want to talk whilst I was there, figuring maybe the line was tapped or something.

She tapped it and repeated the question.

In the liquation process the ore is heated in inclined cylindrical retorts, and the molten metal is tapped at the lower end; the residues being removed from the upper end.

Penny said, glaring at the officer as she tapped the handle of a sinister looking ice ax.

As soon as dinner was finished, the hostess tapped her water glass for atten­tion.

This causes the lead to collect at the coolest part of the hearth, whence it is tapped, &c., as in the English furnace.

In this, Hernando de Soto, has tapped into a rich vein of thinking in both law and economics.

Sometimes the voltage divider resistor will be a tapped wire-wound type.

Game-This Fisher-Price game features bright animals that pop-up with peek-a-boo sounds when computer keys are tapped.

At the time, I was too distracted by his panting and wanted him tapped at least once to see how he did.

When an oil well was tapped out, a new one was drilled.

In this method, the pigment is gently "tapped" into the skin using a manual comfort tool.

The skin will be tapped at a fast rate, at a minimum of at least three taps per second.

Then I got comfortable at my vanity table.I tapped the ends of my top eyelashes with the mascara wand with the tip, one eye at time.

Then I flipped over the sponge brush and tapped the brush onto the dark powder marked, "Eyelid."

Although Aaron claimed the date was innocent, Nick, red in the face, would have none of it and was convinced baby brother tapped his chick.

Springboarding off his popularity on Dancing with the Stars, Joey Fatone has been tapped to host the new game show The Singing Bee.

Drew Carey,49, announced during the July 23, 2007 taping of Late Night With David Letterman that he was tapped to replace Barker.

In order to bring more attention to the charities that are dedicated to helping the less fortunate, celebrities are tapped to participate in various tournaments.

Deschanel was tapped to play the role of Janis Joplin in a movie based on the singer's life.

She was also tapped by Oprah herself to play the lead role of Celie in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Color Purple, and she also has a new album in the works slated for release in 2009.

Finally, he says that he would …be cool if President Obama tapped him to be his financial advisor.

In 2011, Christina Aguilera was tapped for one of the most visible singing jobs out there - performing the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl.

Not too long ago it was difficult to find trendy plus size clothes, but today fashion designers have tapped into the plus size market, offering current styles to women of size.

The amount of control influences the look of the eyes when they have tapped into their abilities.

Then wail at the rock until you've tapped it dry.

This is an E-for Everyone game, but once you're tapped into the wireless connection - anything goes.

These titles came from a variety of titles, and as such, tapped into into a wide audience of players.

The stimuli used to evoke a response can be the use of nasal suctioning, stroking the back to assess for spinal abnormalities, having the foot tapped.

The human infant is born with a built-in supply of iron, which can be tapped during periods of drinking low-iron milk or formula.

When you have tapped all the information from your memory and your relatives, it's time to do some serious research.

Once that money is tapped into, it is no longer available as a financial safety net.

Local dating services may be preferable to dating websites, which may be slightly less convenient for seniors who haven't yet tapped into the Internet information age.

The best Valentine's gifts are from the heart, but sometimes even that takes a little probing when you're new to a relationship or you've just been together for so long you're all tapped out of good ideas.

Still, all relationships take work, and the communication and deeper levels of understanding waiting to be tapped here far outweigh the occasional verbal misstep.

A small emergency fund is one that can be tapped when the family vehicle needs repair or an unexpected medical expense occurs.

Berlanti's skill with character driven dramas is being tapped for a 2010 film featuring the Green Lantern from DC Comics.

This body tat was inked in a traditional manner, meaning the ink was tapped into the skin without a tattoo gun.

A sharp object such as a bone needle is dipped into this ink much like a modern needle, then the needle is placed into the skin and tapped into place with a mallet.

Other types of molds should be turned upside down and tapped.