1. [n]  a light touch or stroke
2. [n]  a plug for a bunghole in a cask
3. [n]  a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
4. [n]  a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
5. [n]  a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
6. [n]  the sound made by a gentle blow
7. [n]  a gentle blow
8. [v]  make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solcited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
9. [v]  draw from; make good use of (resources)
10. [v]  strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
11. [v]  cut a female screw thread with a tap
12. [v]  pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
13. [v]  draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
14. [v]  dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover tapdances better than anybody"
15. [v]  walk with a tapping sound
16. [v]  make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
17. [v]  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?"
18. [v]  draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
19. [v]  furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it; "tap a cask of wine"

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Presents the voices and memories of thirty American tap dance stars, and includes a comprehensive listing of tap acts, recordings, and films

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1. \Tap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Tapping}.] [F. taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf.
   dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to
   grope.]
   1. To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently;
      to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a
      cane.
   2. To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.
   

2. \Tap\, n. [Cf. F. tape. See {Tap} to strike.]
   1. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat. --Addison.
   2. A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or
      shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.
   3. pl. (Mil.) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing
      all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, --
      usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.
      --Wilhelm.
   

3. \Tap\, v. i.
   To strike a gentle blow.
   

4. \Tap\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppa, akin to D. tap, G. zapfen, OHG.
   zapfo, Dan. tap, Sw. tapp, Icel. tappi. Cf. {Tampion},
   {Tip}.]
   1. A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.
   2. A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or
      the like; a faucet.
   3. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or
      quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. [Colloq.]
   4. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a
      bar. [Colloq.]
   5. (Mech.) A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut,
      consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved
      longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.
   {On tap}.
      (a) Ready to be drawn; as, ale on tap.
      (b) Broached, or furnished with a tap; as, a barrel on
          tap.
   {Plug tap} (Mech.), a screw-cutting tap with a slightly
      tapering end.
   {Tap bolt}, a bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the
      other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of
      passing through the part and receiving a nut. See Illust.
      under {Bolt}.
   {Tap cinder} (Metal.), the slag of a puddling furnace.
   

5. \Tap\, v. t.
   1. To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to
      tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc.
   2. Hence, to draw from (anything) in any analogous way; as,
      to tap telegraph wires for the purpose of intercepting
      information; to tap the treasury.
   3. To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing. --Shak.
            He has been tapping his liquors.      --Addison.
   4. (Mech.) To form an internal screw in (anything) by means
      of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut.
   

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