tap in WordNet English dictionary

1. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
   "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
   solicit  beg  tap 
   
2. 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?"
   wiretap  tap  intercept  bug 
   
3. draw from; make good use of
   "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
   exploit  tap 
   
4. make light, repeated taps on a surface
   "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
   tap  rap  knock  pink 
   
5. strike lightly
   "He tapped me on the shoulder"
   tap  tip 
   
6. cut a female screw thread with a tap
   tap 
   
7. pierce in order to draw a liquid from
   "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
   tap 
   
8. walk with a tapping sound
   tap 
   
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"
   tapdance  tap 
   
10. draw (liquor) from a tap
    "tap beer in a bar"
    tap 
    
11. draw from or dip into to get something
    "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
    tap 
    
12. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
    "tap a cask of wine"
    tap 
    

1. a light touch or stroke
   tap  pat  dab 
   
2. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
   water faucet  water tap  tap  hydrant 
   
3. the sound made by a gentle blow
   pat  rap  tap 
   
4. a gentle blow
   rap  strike  tap 
   
5. a plug for a bunghole in a cask
   tap  spigot 
   
6. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
   wiretap  tap 
   
7. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
   tap 
   
8. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
   tap