- pat, rap, tap - the sound made by a gentle blow
--1 is a kind of bugle call; sound; bugle call; sound
--1 has particulars: pitter-patterDerived forms: verb tap8, verb tap7, verb tap3 - water faucet, water tap, tap, spigot, hydrant - a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
--2 is a kind of faucet; plumbing fixture; faucet; plumbing fixture
- rap, strike, tap - a gentle blow
--3 is a kind of bump, blow; bump, blow
Derived forms: verb tap7, verb tap3 - tap - a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
--4 is a kind of plate; plate
Derived form: verb tap9 - tap - a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
--5 is a kind of tool; tool
Derived form: verb tap1 - tap, spigot - a plug for a bunghole in a cask
--6 is a kind of plug, stopper, stopple; plug, stopper, stopple
--6 is a part of barrel, caskDerived forms: verb tap11, verb tap10, verb tap6 - wiretap, tap - the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
--7 is a kind of investigation, investigating; investigation, investigating
Derived form: verb tap5 - tap, pat, dab - a light touch or stroke
--8 is a kind of touch, touching; touch, touching
Derived forms: verb tap7, verb tap3
- tap - cut a female screw thread with a tap
--1 is one way to cut
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tap5, noun tapper3
Somebody ----s something
- tap - draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
--2 is one way to withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- tap, tip - strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
--3 is one way to strike
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun tap1, noun tap8, noun tap3, noun tapper2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
--4 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- wiretap, tap, intercept, bug - 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?"
--5 is one way to listen in, eavesdrop
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tap7, noun tapper4
Somebody ----s something
- tap - furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"
--6 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tap6, noun tapper1
Somebody ----s something
- tap, rap, knock, pink - make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
--7 is one way to sound, go
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun tap3, noun tap8, noun tap1, noun tapping1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- tap - walk with a tapping sound
--8 is one way to walk
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun tap1
The children tap to the playground
- tapdance, tap - dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
--9 is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tap4, noun tapper5
Sam and Sue tap
- tap - draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
--10 is one way to draw, take out
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tap6, noun tapper1
Somebody ----s something
- tap - pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
--11 is one way to pierce
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun tap6
Somebody ----s something
- solicit, beg, tap - 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"
--12 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
- tap, tip - strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"