Definition: Meaning of, tap in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ tap /
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water/gas[countable]especially British English a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container [= faucet American English]
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a light hit[countable] an act of hitting something lightly, especially to get someone's attention
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on tap beer that is on tap comes from a BARREL
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on tapinformal something that is on tap is ready to use when you need it
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dancingalsotap dancing[uncountable] dancing in which you wear special shoes with pieces of metal on the bottom which make a loud sharp sound on the floor
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telephone[countable] an act of secretly listening to someone's telephone, using electronic equipment
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barrel[countable] a specially shaped object used for letting liquid out of a BARREL, especially beer
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tunetaps[plural] a song or tune played on the BUGLE at night in an army camp, and at military funerals
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hit lightly[intransitive and transitive] to hit your fingers lightly on something, for example to get someone's attention
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music[transitive] to make a regular pattern of sounds with your fingers or feet, especially when you are listening to music
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energy/moneyalso tap into[transitive] to use or take what is needed from something such as an energy supply or an amount of money
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ideasalso tap into[transitive] to make as much use as possible of the ideas, experience, knowledge etc that a group of people has
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telephone[transitive] to listen secretly to someone's telephone by using a special piece of electronic equipment
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tree[transitive] to get liquid from the TRUNK of a tree by making a hole in it
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playeralso tap up[transitive]British Englishinformal if a football club taps a player from another team, it illegally tries to persuade that player to join its team