tap
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English[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English tæppa, from Proto-Germanic *tappô.
Noun[edit]
tap (plural taps)
- A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.
- A device used to dispense liquids.
- A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)
- We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.
- A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
- The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill advised taps along its length.
- An interception of communication with authority.
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Etymology 2[edit]
Old English tæppian
Verb[edit]
tap (third-person singular simple present taps, present participle tapping, simple past and past participle tapped)
- To furnish with taps.
- To draw off liquid from a vessel.
- He tapped a new barrel of beer.
- To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection. [from 19th c.]
- They can't tap the phone without a warrant.
- To intercept a communication without authority.
- He was known to tap cable television
- (mechanical) To cut an internal screw thread.
- Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.
- to knock slowly
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Synonyms[edit]
- (intercept communications): eavesdrop
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Noun[edit]
tap (plural taps)
- Device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls. [from 20th c.]
Etymology 3[edit]
From Middle English tappen, teppen, from Old French tapper, taper (“to tap”), of Germanic origin, from Old Frankish *tappōn, *dabbōn (“to strike”) or from Middle Low German tappen, tapen ("to tap, rap, strike"; > Low German tappen); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dab- (“to strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰAbʰ- (“to beat, strike, stun, be speachless”). Related to German tappen (“to grope, fumble”), Icelandic tappa, tapsa, tæpta (“to tap”). Related to dab.
Verb[edit]
tap (third-person singular simple present taps, present participle tapping, simple past and past participle tapped)
- To strike lightly. [from early 13th c.]
- To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.
- To make a sharp noise.
- To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'. [from mid-20th c.]
- (slang, transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- I would tap that hot girl over there.
- I'd tap that.
- (combat sports) To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.
- (combat sports, transitive) To force (an opponent) to submit.
- 2000 October 14, "K®Æz¥ k ° †€°" (username), "Kimo Tapped Sakuraba", in alt.ufc, Usenet:
- Hard to believe Kimo [Leopoldo] used a triangle choke to tap [Kazushi] Sak[uraba], but 4 years can make a difference.
- 2003 April 2, "Eddie" (username), "I Tapped Somebody!", in rec.martial-arts, Usenet:
- Just started bjj [=Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu] couple of months ago and i finally tapped someone!!! WOOOHOO! The guy i tapped has been traiing a few more months than me, outweighs me by at least 30 pounds, and is in great shape from the army.
- 2004 April 7, "Araxen" (username), "Re: UFC vs. Boxing", in rec.sport.boxing, Usenet:
- [Genki] Sudo weighed 1/4 of what Butterbean [=Eric Esch] weighs and he still tapped Butterbean.
- 2000 October 14, "K®Æz¥ k ° †€°" (username), "Kimo Tapped Sakuraba", in alt.ufc, Usenet:
Synonyms[edit]
- (to touch something, often repeatedly): hit, patter, pound, rap, strike
- (to make a sharp noise): bang, ping, rap
- (to submit to an opponent): tap out
- (to force an opponent to submit): tap out
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Noun[edit]
tap (plural taps)
- A repeated touching of one's hands, foot or other body part.
- When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.
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Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ap
Noun[edit]
tap m (plural taps)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch tappe (“closing pin, stopper”), from Old Dutch *tappo, from Proto-Germanic *tappô.
Noun[edit]
tap m (plural tappen, diminutive tapje)
Usage notes[edit]
Although this term can be used to mean a tap from which water flows, this usage is rare; the more common term is kraan. It is most commonly used to refer to a beer tap.
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tapa (“to lose”).
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tap n (genitive singular taps, plural töp)
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tap
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Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /tɑːp/
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tap n
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