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  • Definition
    • tap :draw from or dip into to get something
      • tap one's memory|tap a source of money

    • tap :strike lightly
      • He tapped me on the shoulder

    • tap :draw from; make good use of
      • we must exploit the resources we are given wisely

    • tap :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?

    • tap :furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
      • tap a cask of wine

    • tap :make light, repeated taps on a surface
      • he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently

    • 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

    • tap :draw (liquor) from a tap
      • tap beer in a bar

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