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14 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tap \Tap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapped}; p. pr & vb n. {Tapping}.] [F. taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to grope.] 1. To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as to tap one with the hand or a cane. 2. To put a new sole or heel on as to tap shoes. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tap \Tap\, n. [Cf. F. tape. See {Tap} to strike.] 1. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat. --Addison. 2. A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tap \Tap\, v. i. To strike a gentle blow. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tap \Tap\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppa, akin to D. tap, G. zapfen OHG. zapfo Dan. tap, Sw tapp, Icel. tappi. Cf {Tampion}, {Tip}.] 1. A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn. 2. A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like a faucet. 3. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence a certain kind or quality of liquor; as a liquor of the same tap. [Colloq.] 4. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a bar. [Colloq.] 5. (Mech.) A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges. {On tap}. a Ready to be drawn; as ale on tap. b Broached, or furnished with a tap; as a barrel on tap. {Plug tap} (Mech.), a screw-cutting tap with a slightly tapering end {Tap bolt}, a bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the other end to be screwed into some fixed part instead of passing through the part and receiving a nut. See Illust. under {Bolt}. {Tap cinder} (Metal.), the slag of a puddling furnace. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tap \Tap\, v. t. 1. To pierce so as to let out or draw off a fluid; as to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc 2. Hence to draw from anything in any analogous way as to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting information; to tap the treasury. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Faucet \Fau"cet\, n. [F. fausset perh. fr L. fauces throat.] 1. A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also {tap}, and {cock}. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide. 2. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tap n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {rap}] 2: a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {strike}] 3: a fixture for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: {water faucet}, {water tap}, {spigot}, {hydrant}] 4: a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) 5: a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads 6: a plug for a bunghole in a cask [syn: {spigot}] 7: a light touch or stroke [syn: {pat}, {dab}] v 1: cut a female screw thread with a tap 2: draw from or dip into "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money" 3: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" 4: draw from make good use of (resources) [syn: {exploit}] 5: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information [syn: {wiretap}, {intercept}, {bug}] 6: make light, repeated taps on a surface [syn: {rap}, {knock}, {pink}] 7: walk with a tapping sound 8: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes [syn: {tapdance}] 9: make a solicitation or entreaty for something request urgently [syn: {solicit}, {beg}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: TAP {Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol} From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: tap {hit} From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TAP Telocator Alphanumeric input Protocol (SNPP, PCIA, SMS, USA) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TAP Terminal Access Point (cable) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TAP Test Access Port (IC, IEEE 1149.1) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TAP The Ada Project From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TAP Transport und Archivierung Produktdefinierender daten (org., DIN, STEP, CIM)
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