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English Definitions
tap
N
the sound made by a gentle blow
tap
N
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
tap
N
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
tap
N
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
tap
N
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
tap
N
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
tap
N
a light touch or stroke
tap
V
cut a female screw thread with a tap
tap
V
draw from or dip into to get something
tap
V
draw from; make good use of
tap
V
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
tap
V
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
tap
V
make light, repeated taps on a surface
tap
V
walk with a tapping sound
tap
V
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
tap
V
draw (liquor) from a tap
tap
V
pierce in order to draw a liquid from
tap
V
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
tap dance
N
a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet
tap dance
V
perform a tap dance
N
a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes
tap dancing
N
a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet
N
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
tap water
N
water directly from the spigot
N
a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread
N
the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
tapa
N
the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
tapa
N
a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
N
the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
V
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
tape
N
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
tape
N
a recording made on magnetic tape
tape
N
the finishing line for a foot race
tape
N
measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
tape
N
memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
tape
V
fasten or attach with tape
tape
V
record on videotape
tape
V
register electronically
N
a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems
N
electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system
N
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
N
submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia
N
a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape
N
measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
N
electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes
V
record with a tape recorder
N
a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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