Word Finder - tapping

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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• 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.

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I would tap that hot girl over there.

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• 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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An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

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A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard

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The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.

Iliana asked, tapping a hot pink fingernail.

Their conversation was interrupted by a tapping at the back door.

Fred reached for the newspaper, tapping a small article with his fingers as he handed it to Dean.

Most screens are activated by tapping them with your finger.

We may easily realise its transmission through a solid by putting the ear against a table and scratching the wood at some distance, and through a liquid by keeping both ears under water in a bath and tapping the side of the bath.

I know for a fact they've talked to the tip line people and didn't get very far but who knows if they're tapping the line.

The state owes to this ruler the opening up of new railways across the great desert, which was formerly passable only by camels, and the tapping of the valuable coal deposits that occur in the territory.

He asked, tapping the basket.

Tapping of the model causes minor rearrangements of the balls, especially at the top of the " solid " region.

At the receiving station he connected, as stated, one end of the sensitive tube to earth and the other to the antenna, and improved and applied a device of Popoff for automatically tapping the tube after each electric impact had rendered it conductive.

The numerous adjustments required by the tapper and the inertia of the apparatus prompted inventors to seek for a self-restoring coherer which should not need tapping.

Again, the magician conscious of his limitations will seek to supplement his influence - his mana, as it is termed in the Pacific - by tapping, so to speak, whatever sources of similar power lie round about him; and these the "magomorphism" of primitive society perceives on every hand.

Trans., 1876, 166 [ii.], P. 489, where it is shown that tapping the glass of a Leyden jar permits the reappearance of the residual charge; " On the Residual Charge of 2 See Faraday, Experimental Researches, vol.

Some of the slag fragments have multiple layers that may result from continuous or serial tapping.

An example is the ' knee-jerk ' reflex, which involves a sudden twitch of a limb muscle caused by tapping the tendon.

Do not arouse the animals in zoo exhibits by tapping on the glass.

Is there any reason why the vet would delay tapping so long?

I'm not a vet, but it does raise questions that the tapping was suggested by the vet, consented to by you and never carried out over two and a half hours on a desperately ill patient.

Simply use your PayPass, which you can attach to your keychain, by tapping it on a designated reader.

This can be a faster way to pay for medical costs than tapping into health savings accounts.

To combat this reduced availability, some regions are tapping into deep underground reservoirs that are non-renewable to erase the difference between the amount available and the current demand.

A new technique called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) involves tapping at various acupuncture meridians with the fingertips.

It is not unusual to hear a soft tapping noise as the procedure takes place.

Do this by tapping the brush head lightly on its side against the lid, or simply blow on it gently.

For added drama, bring a little of the dark shadow color under the eye by tapping the area with the tip of your brush.

By tapping in to the energies of the cosmos, you can also revitalize your mind, body, spirit, and psyche to better deal with the individual stress triggers in your life.

Heal the Planet Meditation helps you decrease stress by tapping into your spirit.

Do you find yourself tapping your pencil, twirling your hair, biting your nails or doing some other anxious habit when you are thinking?

For example, tapping your pencil could irritate the people around you and biting your nails could become painful after awhile.

Celebrities are alphabetized by first name, so if you're looking for Amanda Tapping for example, you'd search under "A" rather than "T."

A good indication that it is time to trim your dog's nails is when you hear them tapping on uncarpeted areas, such as wood floors or concrete.

Eddie's playing is the complete package of tasteful phrasing, an innovative two-handed tapping technique, swinging rhythm playing and an unmistakable sound, all delivered with a passion and joy that only the true greats possess.

Just under two minutes long, Eruption climaxes with a tapping solo at the end that introduced the world to this incredible new technique.

Played on a nylon string guitar, this solo also highlights Van Halen's signature tapping technique.

As a guitarist, Eddie Van Halen is known for two-handed tapping, vibrato and a large use of tremolo picking.

Urban sites may necessitate the demolition of a previous structure or could require tapping into the city sewer and water systems.

Tapping into this huge market of women who ran errands, took care of kids and worked hard at their careers was genius for Blass and it worked well.

If you keep tapping in either of those directions your character will keep doing handsprings.

Many special moves could be executed with only the D-pad and required no thumb-rolling, only tapping single directions in succession.

The spin attack makes its more than welcome debut as well, this involves crouching and tapping the A button to charge Sonic up, when released he would shoot off at great speeds.

While not in weapon mode, you find yourself tapping the Circle button to constantly center the camera behind you.

They may not seem like much, but tapping a few buttons over moving the mouse can give you that extra second that puts you ahead.

Swinging the sword and using items is done by moving the Wii Remote, so instead of tapping a button to attack an enemy you can literally just move your hand.

Lessons include scales, picking, tapping and exercises to improve manual dexterity.

Touch2O technology allows you to turn the water on and off just by tapping the faucet anywhere on the handle or spout.

Instead of simply tapping a button to throw the football to a particular receiver in Madden 07, you make a throwing motion with the Wiimote to toss the ol' pigskin.

For some smartphone platforms, this is as simple as either tapping on the link or holding your finger over the link to the desired file.

It's as easy as tapping a button on the screen; your mail will open right up.

You can also use your music or the tapping of your fingers to generate specific visualizations.

After that, you go through the same process of tapping and holding on the app icon to enter "wiggle" mode, clicking on the "X" button, and tapping on the "delete" button to confirm.