Tap

Meaning

Noun

●

A

or

used to

the

in a cask.

●

A

used to

liquids.

●

Liquor

through a

; hence, a certain kind or quality of

.

●

A place where

is

for drinking.

●

In Mechanics:

A

used to

an

. (External

are

with a die.)

●

A

made to an

or

without

it.

●

An

of communication by authority.

●

A

used to

on

calls.

●

In Medicine:

A

that

from a body cavity.

●

In Finance:

The

where a

government

authority issues

over a

, usually at a

, with

a particular day

on market conditions.

●

A

or

; a

; a pat.

●

In Dance:

Ellipsis of

dance.

●

In Computing & Graphical user interface:

The

of

a

screen.

●

A

of

upon

of a

or

or

the

or heel.

●

In Military:

A

, by

or

, for

all

in

'

and

to

; usually

a

quarter of an hour

after tattoo.

●

In Phonetics:

A

made by a

, such as the

[ɾ] in the

American English

of body.

●

Short for

of work.

●

An Indian

fever.

●

Initialism of

protocol.

●

Initialism of

protocol.

●

In Advertising:

Initialism of total

: an

that includes

during every part of the schedule.

Verb

●

To

with taps.

●

To

from a vessel.

●

To

, especially of a

via a

; to

out.

●

To exploit.

●

To place a

or

on a

or

connection.

●

To

a communication without authority.

●

To

an

thread.

●

In Board games & Card games:

To

or

a

or

to

that it has already been used that

(by

to "tapping," in the

of

on

of

, the resources or

by the

).

●

To

,

or beg.

●

In Medicine:

To

off

by paracentesis.

●

To

someone for a

or job, or for

of a club.

●

To arrest.

●

To

lightly.

●

To

,

, or other

on a

(usually) repeatedly.

●

To make

noise.

●

In Graphical user interface:

To

an

(e.g. a

) by

a specific place on its (capacitive or other)

screen.

●

To

for some

or for

,

'a

on the shoulder'.

⚠️

In Sex:

To have

sexual intercourse

with.

●

To

to an

by

repeatedly.

●

To

(an

) to submit.

●

To

a new

or

on.

Name

●

The

of Tai Po Market in Hong Kong.

●

Initialism of The Ada Project.

Sourced from

Origin

tap

English

tappe

Middle English (1100-1500)

tæppa

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

tæppian

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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