tap

1a :  a light usually audible blow; also :  its soundb :  one of several usually rapid drumbeats on a snare drum

2 :  a small metal plate for the sole or heel of a shoe

3 :  tap dance 1

4 :  half sole

5 :  flap 7

1a :  a plug for a hole (as in a cask) :  spigotb :  a device consisting of a spout and valve attached to the end of a pipe to control the flow of a fluid :  faucet

2a :  a liquor drawn through a tapb :  the procedure of removing fluid (as from a body cavity)

3 :  wiretap

4 :  a tool for forming an internal screw thread

5 :  an intermediate point in an electric circuit where a connection may be made

1 :  to let out or cause to flow by piercing or by drawing a plug from the containing vessel tap wine from a cask

2a :  to pierce so as to let out or draw off a fluid tap maple treesb :  to draw out, from, or upon tap new sources of revenue the story taps powerful emotions

3 :  to cut in on (something, such as a telephone or radio signal) to get information

4 :  to form an internal screw thread in by means of a tap

5 :  to get money from as a loan or gift

6 :  to connect (a street gas or water main) with a local supply

:  to hit lightly

:  a light blow or its sound There was a tap at the window.

:  faucet, spigot

1 :  to let out or cause to flow by making a hole or by pulling out a plug He tapped water from a barrel.

2 :  to make a hole in to draw off a liquid We tap maple trees for sap.

3 :  to draw from or upon I tapped the last of my savings.

4 :  to connect into (a telephone wire) to listen secretly

:  the procedure of removing fluid (as from a body cavity)—see lumbar puncture

:  to pierce so as to let out or draw off a fluid tap the spine for a specimen of cerebrospinal fluid

:  to strike lightly especially with a slight sound

:  a light usually audible blow; also :  its sound