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Definitions for Taps

[1] a signal by bugle or drum, sounded at night as an order to extinguish all lights, and sometimes performed as a postlude to a military funeral.
[2] to strike with a light but audible blow or blows; hit with repeated, slight blows: He tapped the door twice.
[3] to make, put, etc., by tapping: to tap a nail into a wall.
[4] to strike (the fingers, a foot, a pencil, etc.) upon or against something, especially with repeated light blows: Stop tapping your feet!
[5] Basketball . to strike (a ball in the air) in the direction of a teammate or of the basket.
[6] to enter information or produce copy by tapping on a keyboard: to tap data into a computer; to tap out a magazine article.
[7] to add a thickness of leather to the sole or heel of (a boot or shoe), as in repairing.
[8] to strike lightly but audibly, as to attract attention.
[9] to strike light blows.
[10] to tap-dance.
[11] a light but audible blow: a tap on the shoulder.
[12] the sound made by this.
[13] a piece of metal attached to the toe or heel of a shoe, as for reinforcement or for making the tapping of a dancer more audible.
[14] Basketball . an act or instance of tapping the ball: Hanson got the tap from our center, who, 6prime;9″ tall, couldn't lose a jump ball.
[15] a thickness of leather added to the sole or heel of a boot or shoe, as in repairing.
[16] a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
[17] a faucet or cock.
[18] the liquor drawn through a particular tap.
[19] British . a taphouse or taproom.
[20] a tool for cutting screw threads into the cylindrical surface of a round opening.
[21] Surgery . the withdrawal of fluid: spinal tap.
[22] a hole made in tapping, as one in a pipe to furnish connection for a branch pipe.
[23] Electricity . a connection brought out of a winding at some point between its extremities, for controlling the voltage ratio.
[24] Informal . an act or instance of wiretapping.
[25] Archaic . a particular kind or quality of drink.
[26] to draw liquid from (a vessel or container).
[27] to draw off (liquid) by removing or opening a tap or by piercing a container.
[28] to draw the tap or plug from or pierce (a cask or other container).
[29] to penetrate, open up, reach into, etc., for the purpose of using something or drawing something off; begin to use: to tap one's resources.
[30] to connect into secretly so as to receive the message or signal being transmitted: to tap a telephone wire or telephone.
[31] to furnish (a cask, container, pipe, etc.) with a tap.
[32] to cut a screw thread into the surface of (an opening).
[33] to open outlets from (power lines, highways, pipes, etc.).
[34] tap into , Informal . to gain access to; become friendly with: The candidate tapped into some wealthy supporters.
[35] tap off , to remove (liquid, molten metal, etc.) from a keg, furnace, or the like: to tap off slag from a blast furnace.
[36] mainly US (in army camps, etc) a signal given on a bugle, drum, etc, indicating that lights are to be put out any similar signal, as at a military funeral
[37] (in the Guide movement) a closing song sung at an evening camp fire or at the end of a meeting
[38] to strike (something) lightly and usually repeatedly to tap the table ; to tap on the table
[39] (tr) to produce by striking in this way to tap a rhythm
[40] (tr) to strike lightly with (something) to tap one's finger on the desk
[41] (intr) to walk with a tapping sound she tapped across the floor
[42] (tr) to attach metal or leather reinforcing pieces to (the toe or heel of a shoe)
[43] a light blow or knock, or the sound made by it
[44] the metal piece attached to the toe or heel of a shoe used for tap-dancing
[45] short for tap-dancing See tap-dancing
[46] phonetics the contact made between the tip of the tongue and the alveolar ridge as the tongue is flicked upwards in the execution of a flap or vibrates rapidly in the execution of a trill or roll
[47] a valve by which a fluid flow from a pipe can be controlled by opening and closing an orifice US and Canadian name: faucet
[48] a stopper to plug a cask or barrel and enable the contents to be drawn out in a controlled flow
[49] a particular quality of alcoholic drink, esp when contained in casks an excellent tap
[50] British short for taproom
[51] the surgical withdrawal of fluid from a bodily cavity a spinal tap
[52] Also called: screw tap a tool for cutting female screw threads, consisting of a threaded steel cylinder with longitudinal grooves forming cutting edges Compare die 2 (def. 2)
[53] electronics , mainly US and Canadian a connection made at some point between the end terminals of an inductor, resistor, or some other component Usual Brit name: tapping
[54] stock exchange an issue of a government security released slowly onto the market when its market price reaches a predetermined level (as modifier ) tap stock ; tap issue
[55] a concealed listening or recording device connected to a telephone or telegraph wire for the purpose of obtaining information secretly
[56] on tap informal ready for immediate use (of drinks) on draught
[57] to furnish with a tap
[58] to draw off with or as if with a tap
[59] to cut into (a tree) and draw off sap from it
[60] British informal to ask or beg (someone) for money he tapped me for a fiver
[61] to connect a tap to (a telephone or telegraph wire) to listen in secret to (a telephone message, etc) by means of a tap
[62] to make a connection to (a pipe, drain, etc)
[63] to cut a female screw thread in (an object or material) by use of a tap
[64] to withdraw (fluid) from (a bodily cavity)
[65] informal (of a sports team or an employer) to make an illicit attempt to recruit (a player or employee bound by an existing contract)
[66] a Scot word for top 1

Words related to Taps

valve, spigot, touch, knock, pat, draw, use, utilize, pump, penetrate, open, hydrant, spout, egress, cock, nozzle, petcock, stopcock, drum, dab

Words nearby Taps

tapping, tapping up, tappit-hen, taproom, taproot, taps, tapsal-teerie, tapsalteerie, tapster, tapu, taqiyah

Origin of Taps

2before 1050; (noun) Middle English tappe, Old English tæppa; cognate with Dutch tap, Old High German zapfo, Old Norse tappi; (v.) Middle English tappen, Old English tæppian; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tappen, German zapfen, Old Norse tappa

Other words from Taps

tap·pa·ble , adjective
un·tap·pa·ble , adjective
tap·pa·ble , adjective

Word origin for Taps

Old English tæppa; related to Old Norse tappi tap, Old High German zapfo

Synonyms for Taps

spigot, valve, cock, egress, hydrant, nozzle, petcock, spout, stopcock, bibcock